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1136 days ago

iShares Bond ETF short interest increases past 15% mark

The $46 billion iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) has lost $7.4 billion in six weeks -- its worst-ever stretch of outflows, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding on the $14 billion iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is at a three-year high. Source: Bloomberg

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1136 days ago

Investors bet on the economy recovering; yields rise.

Higher government spending tends to push bond prices down and yields up by boosting economic growth and inflation, making the fixed payments from bonds less attractive to investors. Returns on longer-dated bonds have struggled so far in 2021, with the 30-year Treasury down 9.4% this year as of Thursday, according to Bank of America, the worst start since 2013. - WSJ

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1136 days ago

Rising bonds yields in Australia are rather impressive too

10-year government bond yield has increased even more than in the US, widening by 20 basis point in Monday trading. Now up to 1.549%.

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Rising bonds yields in Australia are rather impressive too

1137 days ago

US 10-year Treasury Yield continues to rise

US 10-year treasury yield keeps rising since September, and is now up to 1.38%.

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US 10-year Treasury Yield continues to rise

1137 days ago

Is the T.I.N.A (There Is No Alternative) trade over?

“The problem today is that the relationship between the 10 year US note yield and the S&P dividend yield has reversed. With risk-free rates of return rising, the 10 year US note now DOES provide an alternative – especially with the S&P dividend yield plummeting.” – Doug Kass

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US 10 year bond yield vs. S&P 500 Dividend Yield
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