BND: Trump Victory Could Hurt Bonds; Sweep For Either Side Worse

  • Trump's Polymarket election odds have a 73% R-squared to the 10-year Treasury rate, indicating that a Trump win would lower high-duration bond prices.
  • A Republican sweep of the House and Senate may exacerbate losses by making deficit spending policies more feasible. However, the same can be argued for a Democrat sweep.
  • My long-term view on high-duration Treasury bonds is decidedly bearish, given the bipartisan consensus against fiscal responsibility and pro-inflationary Fed policies.
  • The bond-Trump correlation may result from foreign investment risk, with China potentially divesting US Treasuries in a trade conflict.
  • The manufacturing economy is in a recession, but the service economy has strengthened, creating a complex outlook for 2025 unemployment.

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There is much speculation regarding how the election may impact financial markets. Most people invest in stocks, so the equity market is of primary interest to many. However, in the past two elections, the immediate response of stocks was muted. In both 2016

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Trump Polymarket Odds vs. 10-Year Treasury Rate (Federal Reserve Economic Database and Polymarket)

Bond Volatility is Set to Surge Tuesday

Trump's Odds vs. 10-Year Treasury - Scatterchart (Federal Reserve Economic Database and Polymarket)

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Bipartisan Deficit Spending Harms Bonds

A Tale of Two Economies

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The Bottom Line

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