Why Investors in U.S. Treasuries Face Major Risk
Rising rates will be “disastrous” for governments, other debtors and creditors
by Bob Stokes
Updated: October 27, 2022
The market for U.S. Treasuries is the biggest bond market in the world, and it appears that potentially big trouble may be afoot.
Earlier this month, none other than the U.S. Treasury Secretary herself (Janet Yellen) acknowledged ...
..."a loss of adequate liquidity in the [U.S. government debt] market."
Then, in a statement last week, Bank of America strategists expressed concerns about...
..."large scale forced selling [of U.S. Treasuries]."
No wonder other analysts and traders have voiced worries about U.S. Treasuries being a potential key factor in the next financial crisis.
It may interest you to know that Elliott Wave International has been ahead of this developing story.
In April of this year, The Elliott Wave Theorist showed this amazing chart and said:
Because of the 39-year symmetry in this picture and the unprecedented arrival of negative interest rates, we have been adamant that interest rates bottomed in 2020. Sure enough, they have been rising since. ... Rising interest rates will be disastrous for governments and other debtors as well as for creditors who hold long term bonds.
Fast forward to our Oct. 21, 2022 U.S. Short Term Update, which noted:
[U.S. Treasury long bond futures] are collapsing, as rates shoot higher. The yield on ... 10-year treasury paper pushed to 4.34%, its highest level in 15 years. Bond investors are being absolutely crushed.
Of course, when bond yields rise, prices fall.
The question now is: Is the rise in yields almost over or do they have a lot further to go?
Well, an Oct. 21 Reuters article said:
Some investors believe Treasury yields are close to peaking...
All financial markets have countertrend moves and it's certainly possible that one is ahead for U.S. Treasuries.
Yet, what's important to know is the main trend.
Follow the link below to get our forecast.
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