Question about increasing treasuries yield

Discussion in 'Fixed Income' started by huab1992, Oct 22, 2022.

  1. huab1992

    huab1992

    When the yield of the treasury issues at auction with higher yield than the on-the-run treasury, does this also means increasing of the yield (I mean like in the news when they say the yield increased..)
     
  2. If yield of new Treasury bonds is higher than previously issued ones, then yield on previously existing ones will have also gone up via the prices of those previous ones having decreased, such price decrease to be borne by the holder of course.
     
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  3. huab1992

    huab1992

    "the prices of those previous ones having decreased" .. why/what causes the decrease? is it the buy/sell demand...
     
  4. Repoguy

    Repoguy

    When yields rise prices of outstanding issues falls. Yields have an inverse relationship to price.
     

  5. Yes, who is willing to buy a bond yielding 3% when new ones yield 4%? The old ones will trade at like 75% of their face amount so that their yield is also 40%, meaning holders of the 3% bonds have lost 25 cents on the dollar.
     
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