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World Economic Growth Peaking? European Sovereign Curves Primed to Flatten

January 17, 2018

  Bloomberg – Treasury Curve Flattening Is Back The great yield curve steepening of 2018 barely lasted a day. After the spread between 2- and 10-year Treasury yields suffered its biggest daily widening since 2016 on Jan. 9, it’s gone on a flattening binge. Meanwhile, the curve from 5 to 30 years touched a 10-year low of… Continue reading World Economic Growth Peaking? European Sovereign Curves Primed to Flatten

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Yields On T-Bills Maturing In Early March Rise Slightly Amid Debt Ceiling Risk

January 17, 2018

Bloomberg Business – Signs of Debt-Ceiling Risk Are Showing Up in the Treasuries Market Traders wary of potential for increased political brinkmanship Traders have begun offloading Treasury bills maturing in early March amid concern efforts to extend America’s borrowing capacity may become conflated with measures to set spending priorities. Congressional leaders faced with the expiration of… Continue reading Yields On T-Bills Maturing In Early March Rise Slightly Amid Debt Ceiling Risk

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Is The Fed Losing Control of The Markets?

January 17, 2018

Bloomberg View – Lena Komileva: The Fed Is Losing Control of the Financial Markets The flip-side of tolerating easier financial conditions while U.S. growth is robust is valuation distortions in markets. To the extent that longer-term bond yields reflect the expected trajectory of real short-term rates plus inflation compensation and a term premium — the amount… Continue reading Is The Fed Losing Control of The Markets?

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Corporate Cash Is On Its Way Back To The U.S. 

January 17, 2018

Bloomberg Business – Beware the $500 Billion Bond Exodus For years, the likes of Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have stashed billions of dollars offshore to slash their U.S. tax bills. Now, the tax-code rewrite could throw that into reverse. The implications for the financial markets are huge. The great on-shoring could prompt multinationals — which have parked much of… Continue reading Corporate Cash Is On Its Way Back To The U.S. 

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U.S. Companies Love The Tax Benefits

January 17, 2018

The Wall Street Journal – Theo Francis: Companies Tout Tax Benefits as Earnings Season Begins “The macro environment is as positive as we’ve seen in many years,” Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Michael Corbat told investors Tuesday morning. “Tax reform could change the sentiment among those making investment decisions from optimism to confidence and become the boost the U.S.… Continue reading U.S. Companies Love The Tax Benefits

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Fed President Kaplan Expects Three or More Rate Hikes This Year

January 17, 2018

The Wall Street Journal – Fed’s Kaplan Expects 3 Rate Rises This Year, but Says More May Be Needed Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan said he expects the U.S. central bank will need to raise interest rates three times this year and perhaps even more to prevent a robust economy from overheating. “The… Continue reading Fed President Kaplan Expects Three or More Rate Hikes This Year

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Emerging Market Economies Seek To Benefit From Global Growth

January 17, 2018

The Financial Times – Martin Wolf: Global recovery brings opportunities for emerging markets Yet determined policy might offset the forecast slowdown in potential growth. Improving the quality of the labour force is possible, for example. Completion rates in secondary education are closing on levels in high-income countries. But substantial room exists for further improvement in… Continue reading Emerging Market Economies Seek To Benefit From Global Growth

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