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23 Aug 2023

The last time US 10Y yields were this far above sp500 dividend yields was sept/oct 2007 (BNP Paribas funds liquidate, Fed slashes rates, market peaks...)

Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com

23 Aug 2023

This is not the price chart of a meme stock going under or a "pump and dump" altcoin

This is the Austria AA+ 100 year bond being hammered by the rise of bond yields... The price of the 100 year Austrian government bond has plunged near all-time lows and is trading 72% below its All-Time-High. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

21 Aug 2023

US real yields are at a 14-year high

Source: BofA

21 Aug 2023

This is the largest short position ever in the US Treasuries 2 year note

Source: ISI chart

18 Aug 2023

Bonds and stocks are tanking together... Are Chinese banks selling US Treasuries to 'fund' their yuan intervention?

Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com

17 Aug 2023

An horrible 20-year JGB auction today tailed the most since 1987, showing that investors require a higher yield to buy JGB

Rising JGB yields threaten bonds worldwide, so we see EU and US sovereign yields accelerating their rise this morning. Source: Althea Spinozzi aka "The Bond girl"

17 Aug 2023

A tricky time for US government bonds...

US Treasuries are facing multiple headwinds - economic strength (Atlanta Fed's real-time GDP growth forecast is tracking close to 4% for the third quarter), an uptick in energy prices and FED QT. But another headwind is fading demand stemming from historical buyers of US Treasuries: 1- China US Treasury holdings just hit a 14-year low at less than $850bn 2- Saudi Arabia’s stockpile of US Treasuries fell to the lowest level in more than six year (less than $100B) 3 - As Japanese long-term yields rose (due to a tweak in their #monetarypolicy), the largest foreign holders of US Treasuries, Japanese investors, became less interested in US bonds and asked for a premium. Source cartoon: GISreportonline

17 Aug 2023

As highlighted by Caleb Franzen, the relative chart of SP500 / M2 money supply is trading at the exact same level as July 2007

This range also coincided with market peaks in: • Feb.'20 • Q4'21 While the S&P 500 itself has gained +181% in the past 16 years, $SPX/M2 has made no progress. Should this be seen as a logical resistance zone?

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