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Bond Yields Snap 4-day Rising Streak, Offer Respite to Stocks
Date: April 7, 2022
By Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury bond yields slipped from multi-year highs on Thursday, offering some respite to equities after Federal Reserve minutes released the previous day reinforced the rate-hike momentum already priced into markets. Ten-year Treasury yields, the benchmark for global borrowing costs, have risen around 20 basis points (bps) this month, adding...
Stocks Stall as West Considers More Sanctions Against Russia
Date: April 4, 2022
By Julien Ponthus LONDON (Reuters) – Global equity markets made a cautious start on Monday amid talk of more sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while a closely watched part of the U.S. yield curve fuelled recession worries further. Germany said the West would agree to impose more sanctions on Russia in the...
Equities Ignore Bonds
Date: March 30, 2022
By Rupert Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Kingswood Bonds rather than equities were the centre of attention last week. 10-year US Treasury yields jumped 0.35% to 2.50%, while 10-year UK gilt yields increased 0.20% to 1.67%. Yields have now risen as much as 1.0% and 0.7% in the US and UK since the start of...
Bonds Take a Fresh Beating, Yen Slides to Lowest Since 2015
Date: March 28, 2022
By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Mounting fears over rising inflation and interest rates sent U.S. and European bond yields to new highs on Monday, while the yen was set for its biggest daily fall since 2020 as Japan’s central bank stood in the way of higher yields. World stocks were largely flat, holding their...
UK Investors See 113 Billion Pounds of BoE Bond Sales by 2025
Date: March 18, 2022
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Bond market experts expect the Bank of England to sell 113 billion pounds ($148 billion) of government bonds over the next three years, on top of 150 billion maturing from its 875 billion pound stockpile, a BoE survey showed on Friday. Britain’s central bank announced last month that...
UK Investors See 113 Billion Pounds of BoE Bond Sales by 2025
Date: March 18, 2022
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Bond market experts expect the Bank of England to sell 113 billion pounds ($148 billion) of government bonds over the next three years, on top of 150 billion maturing from its 875 billion pound stockpile, a BoE survey showed on Friday. Britain’s central bank announced last month that it...