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Historically, Treasury Yields Rise After Fed Chair Nominations
With the time until the next Fed chair arrives at the Marriner Eccles building fast approaching, BofA Hartnett reminds us that 3 months following seven nominations for Fed Chair since 1970 (Burns, Miller, Volcker, Greenspan, Bernanke, Yellen, Powell), yields were up every time (2-year +65bps, 10-year +49bps)... Source: BofA, zerohedge
A shocking chart while Gold is flirting with $5,000/oz, it remains historically undervalued versus a 50/50 (S&P 500 / US Treasuries) portfolio
Source: Bloomberg, www.zerohedge.com
🇯🇵 For Japanese investors, domestic JGBs are now more attractive than hedged foreign bonds from a yield perspective.
Source: Augur Infinity @AugurInfinity on X
Bond vol matters
SPX vs VXTLT (inverted) needs little commenting. Source: TME
Japan's 40-year bond just hit 4% for the first time ever
Source: Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart
U.S. Dollar Index $DXY plunging below its 200-day moving average
Source: Barchart
$7.8 Trillion is now sitting in Money Market Funds, a new all-time high
Source: Barchart
The Correlation Between Gold Prices and Japanese Bond Yields (2013–2025)
Gold (in organe) and 10-year JGB yields (in blue). Japan was always the endgame Source: www.zerohedge.com
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