Growing concern that the U.S. and China will remain far apart on trade differences has fed into an already anxious global bond market, worried that growth is waning in China, the rest of Asia and Europe. Trump's trade policy is not the only factor pushing yields down, but the uncertainty it has caused is a big one.yields hit a new low of negative 0.6% Wednesday and rates all over the world fell together. Reports of a 1.
"Almost every client I talk to thinks rates are going down. There are a lot of long faces and dark scenarios. Who knows if they might come to fruition?" said Michael Schumacher, director of rates at Wells Fargo. "It's been quite a run. Maybe the whole trade thing is causing people to lose confidence overall. When you think of the history of these trade deals, it's not very good.
When global rates move in tandem, the German bund can clearly be a driver for U.S. yields. Investors see U.S. Treasurys as innately more attractive, because of the depth and liquidity of the U.S.market and the fact U.S. yields have been higher, while other global benchmarks are negative. Talk in the bond market is that now, instead of yield, investors are jumping into bonds for their price appreciation and the demand is strong. "We care more about the return of our money, than the return on it," said Crescenzi.
The economy SUCKS
The Trump economy is collapsing because Trump's tax cuts put money in fewer hands Trump did nothing to stimulate the economy. He just gave billionaires money Trumps tariffs are downshifting the economy at a time when it needs to be upshifted THIS IS ALL ON TRUMP
WhiteHouse realDonaldTrump senategop HouseGOP CNBC retards, trump is trying to fix a huge problem of unfair trade, companies moving overseas, IP/technology stolen by foreigners, south of border invasion and these could still destroy America if trump doesn't succeed.
Trump wants reciprocal trade. Who else was tired that our past Presidents gave our jobs and future away?
Thank god 45 is fighting the Fed! They kill our economy every 10 years and steal middle class $s why do we need them again? We don’t
So's his 'presidency' but worse!