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Yield curves take back fear-driven gains
There was a muted response to the third-straight reading of contraction amongst manufacturers across the Empire State. While the dollar's slide was notable, there was little left for the treasury market to do other than unwind a slim loss.
By Andrew Wilkinson | Aug 16, 2011 | Interactive Brokers
Bond prices weaken as stocks rebound
Deal news sparked a Monday morning rebound for equities and stole the limelight from the recent surge in bond prices. Yields rose to start a week that delivers key inflation reports as well as a report showing how the consumer is faring in light of high energy and food costs.
By Andrew Wilkinson | Jun 14, 2011 | Interactive Brokers
Athens versus Grimsvotn
Working on the rule of thumb that approximately each one thousand feet of volcanic ash spewing from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano is equivalent to one basis point of government bond yields, it's logical to conclude that Greek two-year yields at 25% today tower higher in the atmosphere. It is, however, harder to estimate which event outcome will affect the European economy more.
By Andrew Wilkinson | May 25, 2011 | Interactive Brokers
European turmoil lifts key bond prices
Europe woke up altogether on the wrong side of bed on Monday with investors dumping stocks, commodities and peripheral government bonds as the political and economic climate took a pounding. Yields on core government bonds slid while those on less well-to-do nations rose as did the cost of insuring against the unsavory prospect of default.
By Andrew Wilkinson | May 24, 2011 | Interactive Brokers
Bonds mark time
Government bond prices remained stubbornly buoyant despite an ongoing rebound from last week's 11% slump in global commodity prices. Equity markets too are resilient with investors lifting prices back towards last week's highs, the best performance in three years.
By Andrew Wilkinson | May 11, 2011 | Interactive Brokers
Dealers take payroll data with a pinch of salt
Dealers sold treasury notes following the largest payroll gain by U.S. employers since May, and the biggest private-sector gain since February 2006. Yields rose, but hardly enough to justify the headline number.
By Andrew Wilkinson | May 07, 2011 | Interactive Brokers
Yields and FX
As we have said before, yields are major drivers of FX at the moment, especially for USDCHF, EURUSD and GBPUSD. The charts below show the close yield/ FX relationships:
By Kathleen Brooks | Feb 10, 2011 | Forex.com
Treasuries break out of their long-term range
After remaining in a tight range between December and January US Treasury yields have broken out to the upside and are currently trading at 3.68%, as you can see in the chart below. Friday's shock improvement to the US unemployment rate was the catalyst for the break out in yields.
By Kathleen Brooks | Feb 07, 2011 | Forex.com
IB FX Brief Dollar in a bind
The dollar is sure to one day snapback against the current death spiral it finds itself in. A Fitch Ratings boost to this year's GDP forecast for both the U.K. and the Eurozone has accentuated the disparate growth rates across the Atlantic divide.
By Andrew Wilkinson | Oct 02, 2010 | Interactive Brokers
London Session Update: Spanish auctions help the euro, SNB holds steady
The US dollar is softer and the yen looks to be consolidating after yesterday's sharp sell-off. There is no clear sign of continued intervention today from Japan. While the exact amount is unknown, reports have estimated the size to be roughly 2 trillion yen, making the intervention a single-day record.
By Eric Viloria | Sep 17, 2010 | Forex.com
Swiss franc hits parity vs dlr, soars to 9-mth high
The Swiss franc gained to a nine-month high on Tuesday, with the dollar falling below parity and touching a low of 0.9996 francs.
Sep 14, 2010 | Reuters
Daily Video Recap (8/27): Bernanke Sparks Some Risk Appetite, Focuses on Recovery
Bernanke outlined what he thinks the central bank will have to do if the economy continues to weaken further. Steps include more quantitative easing or lowering the rate paid to banks to hold reserves with the Fed. Still, he tried to focus on the sustainability of the recovery, and tried to calm fears over deflation.
By Nick Nasad | Aug 28, 2010 | FX Times
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