{"id":24293,"date":"2021-02-27T03:54:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T03:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=24293"},"modified":"2021-02-27T08:17:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T08:17:58","slug":"the-bond-market-revolt-and-its-likely-outcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/27\/the-bond-market-revolt-and-its-likely-outcome\/","title":{"rendered":"The bond market revolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The rise in Treasury yields accelerated over the past week, with 10-year Treasuries closing at 1.54% on Thursday and 10-year TIPS at -0.60.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2021\/2021-02-26-tips-tnx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-Year TIPS &amp; Treasury Yields\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A sharp fall in daily new COVID-19 cases has fueled optimism about a rapid re-opening of the US economy.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2021\/2021-02-26-us-covid.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"USA: Daily New COVID-19 Cases\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As well as fears of higher inflation.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2021\/2021-02-26-breakeven2.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What the sell-off means<\/h2>\n<p>Investors are selling Treasuries at a faster rate than the Fed (and banks) are buying, out of fear of accelerating capital losses. Fixed coupons have been badly affected, with iShares 20Year+ Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) showing a loss of 13% over the past 6 months. But even inflation-protected bonds have lost value in anticipation of higher real interest rates, with PIMCO&#8217;s 15 Year+ TIPS Bond ETF (LTPZ) falling more than 6%.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2021\/2021-02-26-tlt-ltpz.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"20 Year+ Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) &amp; 15 Year+ TIPS Bond ETF\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Fed response<\/h2>\n<p>The Fed is likely to respond by weighting purchases towards longer maturities. The 10-year Treasury yield has already started to anticipate this, falling to 1.39% by Friday&#8217;s close.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2021\/2021-02-26-tnx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-Year Treasury Yields\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 80%;\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/US10Y\">CNBC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The result is a 16 bps fall in the real 10-year yield, to -0.76% on Friday (1.39-2.15).<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Fed purchases are expected to suppress long-term Treasury yields over the next few months, with inflation breakeven rates continuing their upward trend, while real yields remain negative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rise in Treasury yields accelerated over the past week, with 10-year Treasuries closing at 1.54% on Thursday and 10-year TIPS at -0.60. A sharp fall in daily new COVID-19 cases has fueled optimism about a rapid re-opening of the US economy. As well as fears of higher inflation. 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Gold is falling as the TIPS 10-year yield rallied from its recent low at -0.57% to close at -0.04%\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Australia &amp; NZ&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Australia &amp; NZ","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/australia-nz-countries-regions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26249,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/10\/treasury-yields-fall-ahead-of-may-cpi\/","url_meta":{"origin":24293,"position":3},"title":"Treasury yields fall ahead of May CPI","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"June 10, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"10-Year Treasury yields broke support at 1.50, warning of a correction. The breach comes ahead of the May CPI release later today, anticipating weaker inflation data after lackluster payroll growth reported last week. The 10-year breakeven inflation rate eased to 2.32%, from recent highs above 2.50%. But Pippa Malmgren points\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Banks &amp; Interest Rates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Banks &amp; Interest Rates","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/economy\/the-fed-banks-interest-rates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"10-Year Treasury Yield","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2021\/2021-06-10-tnx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":34350,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/11\/fed-risks-a-bond-market-revolt\/","url_meta":{"origin":24293,"position":4},"title":"Fed risks a bond market revolt","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"June 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"CPI continues to climb, reaching 8.6% for the 12 months to May. Fueled by rising energy prices, with CPI Energy component up 34.4% over the past 12 months. This feeds through into food prices. Food CPI is up 9.7%. The heavily weighted Shelter component (32.5% of total CPI) is also\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Banks &amp; Interest Rates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Banks &amp; Interest Rates","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/economy\/the-fed-banks-interest-rates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"CPI","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-06-10-cpi.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-06-10-cpi.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-06-10-cpi.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-06-10-cpi.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42791,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/30\/gold-tests-support-at-1900\/","url_meta":{"origin":24293,"position":5},"title":"Gold tests support at $1900","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"June 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Spot Gold penetrated its rising trendline, warning that momentum is slowing. We expect further support at $1900 per ounce, based on past price action. Recovery above $1950 would be a perfect trading setup, signaling another primary advance, while tight stops can be placed below $1900. 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