Bond Market Braces for Showdown With Traders Split Over Fed Path

(Bloomberg) — Bond investors hoping for a summer lull have a problem: Next week could ratchet up market volatility at a time when wagers on the Federal Reserve’s next decision are near-evenly split.Most Read from BloombergSaudi Billionaire Made $500 Million Russia Bet Near War’s OnsetUkraine Latest: First UN Wheat Cargo Sets Sail for EthiopiaAnshu Jain, Deutsche Bank Chief in a Pivotal Era, Dies at 59How the US Toppled the World’s Most Powerful Gold TraderUS Lawmakers Visit Taiwan After Pelosi
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Stock Surge Is a Bear-Market Trap With Curve Inverted, BofA Warns

(Bloomberg) — The 11% surge in U.S. stocks in the past two weeks has the hallmarks of a bear-market rally that might give way to deeper losses.Most Read from BloombergUkraine Update: U.S. Skeptical After Russia Vows Kyiv PullbackUkraine Update: Kyiv Seeks Cease-Fire Deal in Russia TalksAbramovich Suffered Suspected Poisoning During Ukraine TalksWorld’s Longest Passenger Flight Plans to Avoid Russian SkiesBiden’s $5.8 Trillion Budget Would Hike Taxes on the WealthiestThat’s the conclusion of ana
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Wall of Money Stays Put in Japan’s Bonds During Global Turbulence

(Bloomberg) — Rising yields are creating buying opportunities in global bond markets but Japanese investors are likely to stay home.Most Read from BloombergStocks Storm Back From 4% Rout to Close Higher: Markets WrapBiden Has ‘Great Meeting’ With European Leaders: Ukraine UpdateHong Kong Billionaire Loses Half Her Fortune on China ProbeChina’s ‘Little Giants’ Are Its Latest Weapon in the U.S. Tech WarAsia Stocks, U.S Futures Fall on Fed, Russia Risks: Markets WrapJapan’s 20-year securities offe
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Fed is expected to speed up end of bond buying, signal rate hikes are coming

The Federal Reserve could decide to speed up the end of its bond buying and signal that it expects to start hiking interest rates in 2022.
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Jeff Gundlach says stock market valuations are extraordinarily high, supported only by the Fed

Jeffrey Gundlach raised concern on Monday about the stock market and its high valuation relative to historical levels.
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Macklem Defends Canada Bond Purchases From Political Attacks – Bloomberg

Governor Tiff Macklem brushed off accusations the Bank of Canada is financing Justin Trudeau’s deficits and fueling inflation risks, even as he acknowledged there are limits to how much government debt it can buy.
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