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10 Oct 2023

The US has already issued $1.76 trillion in net Treasury securities through September

It will be well over $2 trillion by year-end, trailing only 2020 for the largest net debt issuance of any year in history. Source: Charlie Bilello

9 Oct 2023

U.S. Treasuries have reached one of the most oversold levels in the last 36 years

This has typically foreshadowed events such as the October 1987 crash, the Dotcom Bubble, and the Nasdaq surge (Oct 2022) Source: Barchart, BofA

9 Oct 2023

The longest duration bond ETF ($ZROZ) is down over 60% from its peak in 2020 and now has a negative return over the last 10 years. Bond ETF Returns...

Source: Charlie Bilello

9 Oct 2023

Who has the losses on the books? Value of global bonds has lost another $1.04tn. This brings the total losses to $3.9tn since mid-July

Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

6 Oct 2023

Interesting FT article on UK neobanks: "UK fintech: neobanks may end up blending in"

Low fees mean profits have remained elusive. But higher interest rates are now compensating for that, not least with better returns on client money put out on deposit. Satisfaction scores by customers are also much higher than traditional banks. Some lessons need to be learned. Source: https://lnkd.in/emZyY76d

6 Oct 2023

Open interest for bullish call contracts has soared to an all-time high for $TLT

Traders see an end to the market rout that has led to TLT’s longest streak of weekly losses since 2022. Source: Credit From Macro to Micro

6 Oct 2023

The yield premium on the S&P 500 has completely disappeared for the first time in over 20 years

The US 10-year treasury now offers (theoretically) the same amount of sweet hot sauce goodness that's on offer in the stock market. Source: David Ingles, Bloomberg

6 Oct 2023

Long dated bonds: are investors in denial?

As $TLT and $ZROZ duration bond funds fell in price, their assets under management kept increasing as investors just kept pouring their funds in. Source: Lyn Alden

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