Tag: Yield Curve

Debt yields fell to fresh lows not seen since September 2017 as intensifying trade tensions fostered demand for safer assets.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/06/03/us-bonds-treasurys-tick-lower-as-investors-await-data-auctions.html

Yield curve inversions have historically been good indicators of oncoming U.S. recessions, but Wells Fargo Securities’ global head of rate strategy says that may no longer be the case.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/yield-curve-is-no-longer-a-reliable-recession-predictor-wells-fargo.html

The yield curve on Canadian government bonds inverted the most since early 2007 as investors flocked to bonds on concern that Donald Trump’s surprise threat to impose tariffs on Mexican imports could derail the revised North American Free Trade Agreement.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/canada-s-yield-curve-inverts-most-in-12-years-on-trump-tariffs

Gilts have surged to take benchmark yields to the lowest since 2017, as investors sought safe assets on the increasing risk of a no-deal Brexit. Gilts have outperformed their peers in May, including Treasuries and German bunds, on the prospect that the Bank of England might have to switch tack to make
— Read on ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/bonds-prove-u-k-asset-145643208.html