Where the ultra-high net worth, institutional and government’s money flowing to? It seems the China’s bond markets is opposing this trend. All spending or borrowings will come at a price. Being mis-managed, the real danger will be with the continuous rise in interest rates and yet the dollar starts weakening, just like the pound. Not happening now, I am keeping watch on this closely. However, it is not all bad news… More video tutorials, follow my YouTube channel: Invest & Trade with Insight $CN3Y(CN3Y.BOND)$ $CN5Y(CN5Y.BOND)$ 

Today we discussed the relationship between: • Difference between interest rate and yield? • How to tell when Yields are inverted? • Why it is important to note of yield curve inversion? • What is the long-term trend for interest rates and yields Difference between interest rate and yield? i. Interest rates are a benchmark for borrowers and ii. Yields are for lenders. For eg. investors to the U.S. government iii. Both interest rates and yields move in tandem together Why is it important to note yield inversion? "The real winner in rising inflation, USD or Gold?"The real danger will be with the continuous rise in interest rates and yet the dollar starts weakening, just like the pound. Not happening now, I am keeping watch on this closely. More video tutorials, follow by YouTube channel

Been holding a futures pair trade (short $Micro 2-Year Yield - main 2209(2YYmain)$,long $Micro 10-Year Yield - main 2209(10Ymain)$). The rationale was 10 year yield should always be higher under Normal circumstances. In statistics world, revert to mean is expected in the long run. The yield Inversion have been up and down same like all other asset classes. The trade has yet to work out to my favour. But it is definitely good personal experience learning about futures product. Next I will look into $Micro WTI Crude Oil - main 2211(MCLmain)$

All the fixed tenure yields have broken above their four decades of downtrend.To note, the shorter end rate, the fixed 2 year tenure yield is climbing faster than the longer end, the U.S. fixed 30 year tenure government bond yield.How it is going to close in 2022 in this yearly chart, it will be crucial to determine the trend transition; from this long-term downtend to uptrend.More video tutorials, follow by YouTube channel:Invest & Trade with Insight$Micro 10-Year Yield - main 2209(10Ymain)$ $Micro 2-Year Yield - main 2209(2YYmain)$&nbs

"The chances of a soft landing are likely to diminish to the extent that policy needs to be more restrictive, or restrictive for longer," Fed Chair Jerome PowellThe Fed raised its benchmark rate by 75 basis points on Wednesday, the third such rise in a row, and officials project rates hitting 4.4% this year - higher than markets had priced in before the meeting, 100 bps more than the Fed projected three months ago.Central bank meetings in the Philippines, Indonesia, Switzerland, Britain and Norway are due later in the day with hikes expected everywhere.How has it impacted the market so far?• Dollar rose• Short-dated bonds sold off – Yield curve inverted• Wall Street fell overnight• Extending into Asia sessionThough interest rates should continue to higher both in the short and long-term, a

Drastic times call for drastic measuresPhoto by Ante Hamersmit on UnsplashWe are in “unprecedented” times; a “polycrisis.”A pandemic, war in Ukraine, inflation, supply chain issues, an impending recession, high government debt, rising energy prices, climate issues, and political divide.It may seem like we are facing many issues, but these have been ongoing for months. There’s almost nothing new to discuss.One new topic to discuss is the rising short-term interest rates and falling financial markets.Interest RatesThe Federal Reserve has been raising the benchmark interest rate for the last few months. Since raising rates in March, the Fed has raised rates at each of the following meetings. And they will raise rates at their September meeting (September 20–21); it is widely accepte

How to tell if the yield is inverted? And why it is indicating recession. A quick and simple illustration on:• Difference between interest rate and yield?• Why is it important to note yield inversion?• How to tell when Yields are inverted?1. Difference between interest rate and yield?i. Interest rates are a benchmark for borrowers andii. Yields are for lenders. For eg. investors to the U.S. governmentiii. Both interest rates and yields move in tandem together2. Why is it important to note yield inversion?i. For eg. - when the return on a 30-years yield is lower than the 2-year yield, that indicates a？ii. For lenders or investors – a pessimistic outlook, a reluctance to commit their money to the longer-term bond, they prefer short-term deposits as the market is unclear in the long-term.iii.

$Gold - main 2206(GCmain)$ $ETFS Physical Gold(GOLD.AU)$ $Micro 10-Year Yield - main 2205(10Ymain)$ Gold could find support if activity in China begins to rebound in the coming weeks after prolonged shutdowns severely hampered demand.Watch the Divergence between DXY and Gold...Also note the latest move in real yields, perhaps offering short-term support for gold.Thanks, for reading.@Do_Trading

$NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ $Micro 10-Year Yield - main 2205(10Ymain)$ The trading day began with the latest data showing that high inflation is sticking around in the U.S. The producer price index rose 11% year-over-year in April. That was just below March's 11.2% rate and higher than economists' average estimate of 10.7%.Rising costs for producers are a concern in the near term because they crimp companies' pro

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ $Micro 10-Year Yield - main 2205(10Ymain)$ No help from CPI.Analysts say the market is in a fragile place...Preliminary session:After initially trying to find good news in the report, stocks turned negative in the early afternoon and then continued to fall from there. The S&P 500 closed down 1.65%, near its low for the day.Bear market territory would be rapidly approaching with the inde

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ $Volatility Index - main 2205(VIXmain)$ $ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500(SPXU)$ $Micro 10-Year Yield - main 2205(10Ymain)$ In a complete reversal of yesterday's rally, US stock prices fell sharply. Update Link SPXUS Treasury yields rose as the market continued to digest FOMC action and assess the chances of a recession.Implied volatility in o

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ $Volatility Index - main 2205(VIXmain)$ $Micro 10-Year Yield - main 2205(10Ymain)$ $ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500(SPXU)$ Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has assured Americans that policymakers will do what it takes to rein in soaring inflation, acknowledging it could cause "some pain" - including job loss -The US central bank was rolling out its most powerful policy tightening in decades. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by 50 basis points for the first time since 2000 and Powell

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ $DJIA(.DJI)$ $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ $Micro 10-Year Yield - main 2205(10Ymain)$ Markets expect the Federal Reserve, which meets this week, to raise rates by 50 basis points to curb inflation.It would be the largest rate increase in 22 years.Meanwhile, 10-year Treasury yields are now hovering around 3%, levels we haven't seen since 2018.Traders expect the Bank of England to also hike rates at its meeting on Thursday.Much of this pr