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Less & Less Faith in FOMC Exceptionally Low Interest Rate Until Late 2014 (TBT)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 1:46 pm

The 30 Year Treasury yield is up to 3.42%, up from 3.18% the week earlier and up from 3.09% a month ago.  The 10-Year Treasury yield is 2.30%, up from ...
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30-Year Bond Auction A Mild Success (TBT)

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 1:22 pm

The latest results from a 30-Year Treasury Bond auction did not manage to turn the bond momentum back in favor of lower yields and higher prices. The bid went out ...
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ISM Data Rocking Bond Yields Higher After Jobs Data (TLT, TBT)

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 10:14 am

The Institute for Supply Management has issued its reading for January non-manufacturing and the data is strong.  Very strong.  At 56.8, this is the best reading in almost a ...
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Leveraged ETFs Trumpet The Next Recession (TBT, UPRO, FAS, GLD, SLV)

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 11:20 am

The media keeps pointing to a double-dip recession.  It is such a commonly used term that no one even cares that this is technically just the starting point of the ...
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Bin Laden ETF Move Muted: Dollar, Silver, Gold, Oil, Bonds (SLV, SIVR, GLD, USO, UNG, UUP, TBT)

Posted: May 2, 2011 at 9:47 am

The reaction to the death of terror mastermind Osama Bin Laden has had what feels like a very limited impact on key financial markets, particularly if you go back and ...
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Rising Rates, Now Only A Few DJIA Stocks Out-Yield Longer Treasuries (TBT, KFT, MRK, PFE, T, VZ)

Posted: December 16, 2010 at 11:01 am

The longer-end of the curve is is still rising.  Earlier we had seen the highest yields since June, and now we are seeing the highest yields since May.  The 10-Year ...
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Long-Dated Treasury Yields at 6-Month High (TBT, TLT)

Posted: December 13, 2010 at 8:51 am

Treasuries are seeing a continued slide as the impact of QE2 and raised economic projections along with higher inflation in China.  The 10-Year Treasury hit a yield above 3.39% and ...
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Suddenly, Bond Yields May Shine Over Stocks (TBT, TLT)

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 11:06 am

QE2 has so far had no impact on keeping Treasury bond yields lower.  Lower taxes, higher deficits, European bailouts, and a still-present race by nations devaluing currencies are all to ...
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Buffett’s Bond Bubble (BRK-A, BRK-B, TBT, TLT)

Posted: November 17, 2010 at 8:07 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has recently released its quarterly holdings and the changes were more than in any recent quarter.  This morning CNBC has been interviewing Warren Buffett about ...
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Correlation Trade Breaking? Dollar, Commodity, Stock, Bond (UUP, GLD, USO, TBT)

Posted: November 15, 2010 at 11:49 am

Calling the markets fast to react has become the understatement of the year.  Friday felt like a shift in sentiment was really taking hold with bond yields rising, commodities falling, ...
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QE2 Backlash: US Becoming a Currency Manipulator (GLD, DGP, TBT, FAS)

Posted: November 9, 2010 at 1:54 pm

The stock market and the commodities markets have so far supported QE2.  Longer-dated bond yields have risen as a result as the extra $600 billion applies only a few percentage ...
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QE2 & Bernanke Pump Gold & Oil, Not Long Bonds (GLD, DGP, USO, OIH, DIG, TBT)

Posted: November 4, 2010 at 9:58 am

Quantitative easing is forcing investors into riskier assets as Ben Bernanke and the FOMC attempt to manufacture some inflation and after the US Dollar weakness.  We are seeing big moves ...
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D-Day ETFs for Quantitative Easing and QE2 Today (FAS, FAZ, XHB, FXF, CYB, UUP, GLD, DGP, TLT, TBT, SPY, DIA, QQQQ)

Posted: November 3, 2010 at 11:59 am

The elections are over and the Republicans took over the House but not the Senate as expected.  Today is D-Day for Quantitative Easing or QE2... Decision Day.  Now it is ...
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Elections and Quantitative Easing Look Price In (DIA, SPY, QQQQ, USO, GLD, TLT, TBT)

Posted: November 1, 2010 at 2:16 pm

It is no secret that the elections are Tuesday, November 2, and it is no secret that the FOMC under Ben Bernanke will begin the November FOMC starting November 2 ...
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Investing in Bubbles: ETFs for Quantitative Easing and QE2 (GLD, DGP, FXF, CYB, CNY, UUP, TLT, TBT, SPY, DIA, QQQQ, FAS, FAZ)

Posted: October 27, 2010 at 8:31 am

Quantitative easing, or QE2, is coming to a head.  What we will see depends upon whom you ask, and the verdict seems to depend on the direction of the wind ...
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