BREAKING: The 10-Year Note Yield has dropped below 4.00% for the first time since February 2024.
This comes after the July Fed meeting and ISM manufacturing data came in weaker than expected. Markets expect the first Fed rate cut since March 2020 to come at their next meeting, in September 2024. Over the last week, the 10-Year Note Yield is now down over 30 basis points. Source: The Kobeissi Letter
Junk bonds closed at an ATH (total return) last week $HYG
Source: Mike Z.
CHINA 10-YEAR YIELD FALLS TO A FRESH RECORD LOW
So, what is the Chinese bond market signaling about the Chinese economy? Source: Bianco research
The steepening trade continues with US 2s/30s yield spread jumping to 12bps, the highest since 2022.
Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
Speculators have ramped up their bets against long-dated US bonds due to the rising prospects of Trump 2.0.
Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
The US dollar index $DXY and the 10-year yield $TNX are both breaking down.
Source: Steven Strazza, All Star Charts
Historically, bonds acted as efficient portfolio hedges only when inflation is <2%.
Below is the rolling 24-month correlation between US stocks and Treasury bonds. Source: Mike Zaccardi
📉 Is a Fed Rate Cut on the Horizon Before the Elections?
Recent economic data, especially in the job market, has underperformed, and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's dovish remarks at the Sintra Forum have shifted market expectations. Reinforcing this sentiment, the just-released US Core CPI came in below expectations at 3.3%. Investors are now buzzing about a potential rate cut as early as the Fed’s September meeting, right before the US Presidential Elections. This is clearly reflected in the yield curve, with the spread between the 3-month and 2-year US Treasury yields dropping sharply from -60 bps to -85 bps over the past three days. This significant drop indicates an 85% probability that the market is pricing in a rate cut by September. The critical question remains: Will the US macroeconomic landscape deteriorate enough to prompt the Fed to start normalizing its monetary policy before the elections? #Fed #MonetaryPolicy #InterestRates #EconomicOutlook #Investing #FinancialMarkets #SyzGroup
