The curve steepening continued Thursday with a steady tone inside 10-years and pressure on bonds outside there forced another session of one to two basis point cuts to benchmark yield curves as U.S. Treasury yields also rose and equities were mixed. Triple-A benchmarks have the 10-year at 0.90%-0.91% and the 30-year at 1.48%-1.50%. With the
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said the central bank needs to move ahead with reducing monetary stimulus, citing expectations for continued labor-market gains. “Now, with the recovery underway, a transition from extraordinary monetary policy accommodation to more neutral settings must follow,” George said in the text of a virtual speech to
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Nine mayors from across the country backed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s call for Congress to approve both the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the $3.5 billion budget reconciliation package. The same number of moderate Democrats in the House came out Thursday against Pelosi’s approach, saying the House shouldn’t delay passage of the bipartisan infrastructure
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Forward delivery bonds have already surpassed their annual record for issuance as issuers use the tool, along with taxable refundings, to replace the loss of tax-exempt advance refundings. Forward delivery bonds are attractive to both issuers looking for savings and investors seeking any incremental yield in an uber low-rate environment, Barclays PLC said in a
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Municipal bonds were little changed to slightly firmer on the short end Friday after a week in which the longer end of the yield curve brought yields back to early July levels, with pressure from more supply and a weaker U.S. Treasury market. UST yields reversed their negative course with the 10-year falling seven basis
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Todd Bunton, CFA, Growth & Income Stock Strategist at Zacks Investment Research, discusses a stock that might be worth a closer look by investors: Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI). This healthcare REIT is a dominate player in the skilled nursing facility space. It recently delivered a solid ‘beat and raise’, prompting analysts to revise their estimates
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In this video, Peter Martin explains how the Triple Screen Trading method works and runs through a simple example with charts of silver to show how to apply the system in practice. At Trading 212 we provide an execution only service. This video should not be construed as investment advice. Investments can fall and rise.
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Entering the market with orders above and below the current price, so that you take advantage of news announcements and volatility. Learn how to use them with virtual money for free at https://www.trading212.com/en/Free-FOREX-Practice-Account-GBP/ At Trading 212 we provide an execution only service. This video should not be construed as investment advice. Investments can fall and
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In this tutorial video David Jones explains the mathematics behind one of the greatest tool a trader can have nowadays: Slow Stochastic Oscillator. What is this? How to use it? How to read it? Is it really useful? No questions are left unanswered. At Trading 212 we provide an execution only service. This video should
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