that Short term rates are 1.00%... and 30 year bond prices are not crashing like a bastard... I assume it will begin, in earnest...but I am just talking my position...
The Fed doesn't control long rates, and nervous investors are buying the 30 year out of fear of default on alternatives... jmg
I know that G...just curious as to the logic - even panicked investors are willing to lose money to NOT lose money...buying bonds that are net drains... eventually that logic has to stop...
There's tight supply and excessive derivatives-related speculation that supports the long-end of the curve.
Don't you know? Bond investors enjoy losing money. They swarm all over those low yields. They especially like it when yields go negative, so they lose even more money.