Ten -
year Treasury yields remain close to record lows.
«The 10 -
year Treasury yield remained flat despite an upward revision to third quarter GDP,» says Sean Becketti, chief economist, Freddie Mac.
«The 10 -
year Treasury yield remained relatively flat this week, as did the 30 - year mortgage rate, which fell one basis point to 4.02 percent,» says Sean Becketti, chief economist at Freddie Mac.
«The 10 -
year Treasury yield remained relatively flat this week, while the 30 - year mortgage rate fell six basis points to 4.1 percent,» Becketti says.
«The 10 -
year Treasury yield remained flat despite an upward revision to third quarter GDP,» explains Sean Becketti, Freddie Mac's chief economist.
Not exact matches
The U.S. Federal Reserve's gauge of inflation
remains stubbornly below its 2 percent target, but U.S. 10 -
year Treasury yields spiked to near four -
year highs in January as a bond sell - off gathered steam.
«Net short positions on 10 -
year Treasury notes are at historical highs, implying that rising US bond
yields remains among hedge funds» major convictions.»
The 10 -
year U.S.
Treasury yield hurdled 3 percent last week and
remains close to that level, encouraging investors to buy the dollar.
Concern
remained over higher bond
yields after the
yield on the U.S. 10 -
year Treasury breached 3 percent level on Tuesday, making equities relatively less attractive.
While rates
remained constrained, I had expected the
yield on the 10 -
year Treasury note to end the
year between 2.5 percent and 2.75 percent, not 2.25 percent.
The
Treasury market initially
remained fairly resilient to this reversal of sentiment, but by early March benchmark
yields had reached their highest level so far this
year, ahead of the Fed's confirmation of its decision to raise interest rates.
The
yield curve
remains inverted, with short - term
Treasury three - months bills
yielding 5.045 percent Friday, compared to 4.648 percent on 10 -
year Treasury notes.
If issuance
remains low as expected, the value of triple - A rated muni
yields relative to 10 -
year Treasuries should compress by five to ten basis points, from the current 82 - 85 % to 72 - 75 % of the 10 - yr
Treasury yield.
Given that
Treasury yields broke through levels that have been a fairly reliable barrier for several
years now, it wouldn't be surprising to see bonds stage a «relief rally» here, but both
yields and market action
remain unfavorable overall, holding the Strategic Total Return Fund to a roughly 2 -
year duration, primarily in
Treasury inflation - protected securities.
In Strategic Total Return, we continue to carry an average duration of about 3
years in
Treasuries, where the prospect of further credit strains
remains favorable for
Treasuries, but where
yields are already so depressed that small upward blips in
yield can quickly wipe out a
year or two of prospective interest.
The S&P / BGCantor Current 10
Year U.S.
Treasury yields have
remained relatively flat, 2.66 YTM with a YTD return of 4.94 %.
It
remains to be seen if this trend continues after the U.S. curve has flattened by 52 basis points as measured by the
yield of the S&P / BGCantor Current 30
Year U.S.
Treasury Index.
The 7 — 10
year range of the municipal bond market has kept pace with U.S.
Treasury bonds and nominal
yields remain comparable to U.S.
Treasury bonds.
Credit spreads continue to be elevated versus their levels earlier this
year, and the slope of the
Treasury yield curve
remains flat.
To be clear, relative to the 60 +
year average of around 6 %, 10 -
year Treasury yields are still likely to
remain low.
The
yield on the two -
year bond, as measured by the S&P U.S. Treasury Bond Current 2 - Year Index, remained consistent and actually ended June at 1.37 %, only 1 bp higher than the day after the rate h
year bond, as measured by the S&P U.S.
Treasury Bond Current 2 -
Year Index, remained consistent and actually ended June at 1.37 %, only 1 bp higher than the day after the rate h
Year Index,
remained consistent and actually ended June at 1.37 %, only 1 bp higher than the day after the rate hike.
An interesting chart that might represent how U.S. rates could
remain low on the back of the European economy for a while shows the
yield difference between the S&P Eurozone Sovereign Bond 7 - 10
Years Index and the S&P / BGCantor 7 - 10
Year US
Treasury Bond Index.
The 30 -
year Treasury remained unchanged and continues to
yield 3.12 %.
Although the 10 -
year Treasury yield jumped about 80 basis points to 3.3 % in mid-December, rates
remain at historic low levels.
«The 10 -
year Treasury yield fell just one basis point, while the 30 -
year mortgage rate
remained unchanged at 3.83 percent.»
Interest rates continue to
remain historically low — the 10 -
year Treasury yield was 1.9 % as of April 17.
The 10 -
year Treasury yield fell just 1 basis point, while the 30 -
year mortgage rate
remained unchanged at 3.83 percent.»