registered US Treasury bond market Their largest gains in years in 2023, especially during the months of November and December, according to the Bloomberg US Treasury Index, while short-term bond yields, which are more sensitive to monetary policy changes, declined further, making yield curve spreads steeper or less reflective. Bonds rise with expectations of interest … Read more
Asian stocks all closed lower (AFP, Hong Kong, 23rd) Asian stock markets continued last week’s selling pressure and closed lower today due to concerns about the expansion of conflicts in the Middle East and that U.S. interest rates will remain high for longer than expected. Still, oil prices fell as Israel delayed a ground offensive … Read more
In the wake of the approaching signing of an agreement to raise the US debt ceiling, gold prices are heading down, with expectations of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, in parallel with the stability of the dollar index. Gold prices are declining and the US dollar index is stable Today, Wednesday, gold prices are … Read more