What the hell is going on in the bond market?

Discussion in 'Financial Futures' started by RGLD, Aug 28, 2019.

  1. bone

    bone

    Draghi unleashes a snap 10 basis point cut and announces an ECB bond buyback program - further devaluing the Euro against the Dollar and boxing his successor into a QE mode.
     
    #41     Sep 12, 2019
  2. Euro up against the dollar

     
    #42     Sep 12, 2019
  3. Resulting in a spike down in EUR/USD which lasted for an hour and then returned to where it came from. No wonder, considering that these ECB measures were already widely known/expected.
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    #43     Sep 12, 2019
  4. easymon1

    easymon1

    mr maxinger
    Thx for the heads-up on UB sir.

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    us treasuries98.png us treasuries.png Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures
    U.S. Treasury bonds with remaining term to maturity of not less than 25 years
    U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Contract
    U.S. Treasury bonds that have remaining term to maturity of at least 15 years and less than 25 years

    Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures
    Original issue 10-Year U.S. Treasury notes with not less than 9 years 5 months and not more than 10 years
    10-Year T-Note Futures Contract
    U.S. Treasury notes with a remaining term to maturity of at least six and a half years, but not more than 10 years

    https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/in...us-treasury-note_contract_specifications.html
    https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/in...us-treasury-note_contract_specifications.html
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    #44     Sep 13, 2019
  5. easymon1

    easymon1

    Vid Starts At The Point Of Interest. No Muss No Fuss.
    ZB
     
    #45     Sep 14, 2019
  6. easymon1

    easymon1

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    #46     Sep 19, 2019