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ETF Folly: Just When You Thought Bond Yields Would Skyrocket

Posted: March 19, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Bond yields have risen over the past month or two, and many investors expected those yields to keep rising. That was before Monday. The latest European debacle in Cyprus wanting to steal ...
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Bond Demise 2013: Has the Next Great Short Already Taken Off?

Posted: January 7, 2013 at 8:28 am

Just over one month ago we made the case that perhaps the best short since the heyday of the subprime mortgage debacle may be on the horizon. Our December 5 ...
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Beware the Sharp Rise in Treasury Yields (GS, TBT, TLT, MORT, XHB)

Posted: January 4, 2013 at 11:48 am

Interest rates are nearly zero and the Federal Reserve has pledged to keep them that way until unemployment reaches 6.5% and as long as inflation does not get to a ...
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A How-To Guide on the Next Big Short: Treasury Bond Market

Posted: December 5, 2012 at 8:15 am

What is the next big short? The money that was made from 2007 to 2009 on the subprime mortgage short provided some of the most staggering profits that hedge funds ...
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A Poor $16 Billion 30-Year Treasury Long Bond Auction

Posted: August 9, 2012 at 1:18 pm

The U.S. Treasury has not had the best week when it comes to Treasury debt auctions.  The 30-Year $16 billion Long Bond auction was a dud.  You have to consider ...
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Bond Losses Mounting as DJIA Nears 13,000 Ahead of FOMC

Posted: July 27, 2012 at 12:10 pm

You have been warned about bubbles forming in bonds and in dividend stocks.  So when you get a report out on Gross Domestic Product that is above most expectations it ...
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10-Year Treasury Auction Signals Strong Fear of Global Recession

Posted: July 11, 2012 at 1:24 pm

Investors are treating U.S. Treasury debt more favorably than gold at the moment.  The U.S. just saw its "AAA" rating from Fitch maintained late on Tuesday and now we are ...
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Bonds Sound Recession Warning, Of Sorts (TLT, JNK, AMJ, XLF, FAS)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 12:13 pm

So, just two weeks ago it looked as though "Sell in May and go away!" was not going to be as strong of a theme in 2012 compared to 2011 ...
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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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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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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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