U.S. employment data boosts the dollar and yields, and gold prices fall.

On Thursday, gold prices dipped as the U.S. weekly jobs data suggested a tight labor market, which could keep the Fed on its rate-hiking cycle and support the currency and Treasury yields.

At 3:23 p.m. ET on Thursday, spot gold had fallen to $1,836.39 per ounce after gaining in each of ...

TOKYO STOCKS END HIGH ON JAPAN’S APPROVAL OF VACCINES

Highlights –

• Tokyo stocks end high on Japan’s approval of vaccines.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 219.58 points, or 0.78 percent.
• The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished 8.77 points,...

S. KOREAN STOCKS END LOW OVER WEAK INVESTOR SENTIMENT

Highlights –

• S. Korean stocks end low over weak investor sentiment.
• The benchmark KOSPI fell 26.48 points.
• Trading volume at KRX was moderate at about 1.1 billion shares.
• Samsung Electronics shares lost 1.21 percent to 81,9...

US 10-YR TREASURY YIELD ROSE TO 1.74% FOR FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY 2020

Highlights

• For the first time since January 2020, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield on Thursday went up to 1.74 percent

• According to the US Federal Reserve, it was expecting higher economic growth and inflation in the country this 2020 and also repeated its pledge ...

10-YEAR U.S TREASURY YIELDS DROPPED TO 1.031%

HIGHLIGHTS

• The volatility in the stock markets makes investors rush to safe-haven assets.
• The central bank was prepared to slash rates to support the economy against the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
• Coronavirus is creating chaos in ...

FALL IN TREASURY YIELDS PRICES AMIDST CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC

HIGHLIGHTS

• The 10-year yield fell by 4.5 basis points.
• The 30-year bond yield also recorded a fall and yields on other treasuries weakened.
• U.S. health officials warned Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus.

CORONAVIRUS FEAR LED TO FALL OF U.S YIELDS

HIGHLIGHTS

• The standard 10-year yield dropped to 6.9 basis points at 1.4561%.
• Two-year U.S. Treasury yield fell by 5.3 basis points at 1.342%.
• Market traders were stirring away from riskier assets.

On Friday, U.S. Treasury...

U.S. TREASURY YIELDS INCREASED

Highlights

• U.S. Treasury yields increased as a report that China will take action to boost its virus affected economy boosted risk-taking.
• Standard 10-year note yields increased one basis point to 1.57%.

On Wednesday U.S Treasury yie...

EUROZONE YIELDS FELL AFTER IRELAND ELECTION

HIGHLIGHTS

• Rating agency Fitch maintained its negative outlook on Italy’s debt
• Ireland’s election result pointed to a change in its center-right dominated politics.

On Monday Eurozone yields fell as the rating agency Fitc...

U.S TREASURY YIELDS FELL FLAT AS CHINA TRIES TO CURB CORONAVIRUS

Highlights

• The standard 10-year yield was lower than a basis point at 1.6422%
• the number of Americans filing for unemployment welfares fell to a nine-month low
• The U.S. economy likely to remain on a modest growth path

U.S....

U.S. TREASURY YIELDS ROSE WITH CHINA’S CENTRAL BANK’S INITIATIVE

Highlights

• Benchmark 10-year yield increased 8.4 basis points at 1.6043%
• Financial intervention from China boosted investors mood

U.S. Treasury yields increased the reason being China has taken steps to curb coronavirus, and the...

EURO ZONE BOND YIELDS REMAIN LOW

Highlights

• Germany’s 10-year Bund yield, one basis point higher at -0.44%
• German 30-year government bond yields were at 0.07%

Eurozone bond yields increased on Monday, however it remained within sights of multi-month lows. The ...

EURO ZONE YIELDS FELL

Highlights

• European Central Bank set to launch policy review
• Germany’s standard 10-year Bund yield fell

The European Central Bank is set to launch a broad policy review that is probably going to redefine its in...

U.S YIELDS DELIVER MIXED RESULTS

Highlights

• 10-year U.S yields fell

The recent situation about coronavirus has resulted in mixed market sentiments.

The recent deaths from China's coronavirus increased to seventeen with an additional ...

U.S YIELDS DROPS WITH CONCERN ABOUT NEW VIRUS

Highlights

• New virus outbreak from China

• Drop-in U.S yields

U.S. two-year, 10-year, and 30-year yields dropped to a two-week low as the news about coronavirus spread throughout the world.

Whereas o...

GERMANY BONDS SOARED A RECORD HIGH

Yields on Germany’s two-year government bond soared a nine-month high ahead of the signing of the China-U.S. Phase 1 trade deal, the first staging post in ending a dispute that threatened the global growth and improved demand for safe assets bonds.

Stakeholders shifted their focus...

U.S TREASURY YIELDS INCREASED AMIDST U.S CHINA TRADE DEAL

The investors’ attention has shifted from Middle East tensions to the anticipated phase 1 trade agreement between China and the U.S.

The benchmark 10-year yield increased to 1.5 basis points in afternoon trading at 1.8423%, as investors focus on riskier assets as U.S. companies st...

U.S Treasury Bonds reduced, Eurozone government bonds performed lower

U.S Treasury Bonds

The standard 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to the price, was reduced to 1.8528%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond reduced at around 2.3188%.

Market sentiment is largely in agreement with geopolitical...

German yields at seventh month high

On Thursday, Germany’s ten-year bond yield rose to a seven-month high as optimism over U.S.-China trade relations fueled hopes of a brighter outlook for the world economy and lowered rate of safe assets at the start of a new year.

On January 15, phase 1 of a trade deal between U.S...