Bonds Fundamental Analysis

Below is a hedging update as of Friday's close. Before that, a quick housekeeping note. A few readers have asked in the comments of previous posts when we are adding optimal collar capability to ...

So Germany's Bundestag voted overwhelmingly to expand their contribution to an expanded EFSF to  €440 billion and German's guarantee rises from  €123 billion to  €211 ...

Bloomberg reported yesterday that Debt Deal Comes Back to Haunt Boehner in Disaster Aid Fight:    House Speaker John Boehner once again is facing a rebellion of rank-and-file ...

By Barbara Zigah(eToro Blog) With equity markets taking a nosedive around the globe, and Western bond markets losing their appeal, investors have been searching high and low for an alternative. ...

EquitiesAsian markets fell, as investor anxiety returned.  The Nikkei closed down 1.3% at 8943.76 and Korea’s Kospi dropped 1.7%.  In China, news of an expansion in property buying ...

EquitiesAsian markets closed mostly higher, encouraged by Wall Street’s rally on Thursday.  Australia’s ASX 200 jumped .8%, the Shanghai Composite gained .5%, and the Hang Seng inched...

By Barbara Zigah(eToro Blog)  Italian bonds rebounded on Wednesday after 10-year bond prices softened to yield 5.67% on Tuesday. The rise in bond prices came after the Italian government pledged ...

The daily chart of the 10 Year US Treasury Index is shown below, with upper and lower Bollinger bands in close proximity to the current price. Full stochastics 1, 2 and 3 are shown below in order of ...

USD  The dollar rose against most currencies on Tuesday. It strengthened versus the euro after the outlook for Europe worsened, despite continued interest rate speculation. Yesterday peripheral...

USD   The dollar sold off early on in the day as middle east tensions told but then started to appreciate latter after the Fed upgraded their outlook for the economy in the FOMC minutes. ...