jueves, 15 de febrero de 2018

domingo, 11 de febrero de 2018

BLOOMBERG: Bonds calmer

One thing that may give equity traders some solace this morning is the relative calm in the bond market. The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury was at 2.849 percent by 5:45 a.m., close to unchanged from Friday’s close. Worries that spiking bond yields are driving the equity slump should ease if the bond market holds at current levels. But while sovereign bonds seem to be stabilizing, S&P Global Ratings has warned the next default cycle in corporate debt may not be far away. 

BLOOMBERG. The stock market had its worst week in two years

The Dow tumbled 665 points in the biggest plunge since June 2016, as the worsening bond rout stirred angst that the Federal Reserve will accelerate its rate-hike schedule. Solid jobs data that underscored the strength of the economy sent bond bulls scurrying and rattled equity investors. Traders are wondering if the selloff is the start of something big, or as one analyst put it, "a healthy correction."