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by Dan Norcini
Trader Dan
I am becoming increasingly concerned over the flattening yield curve. This curve enables us to get a first hand view of sentiment towards economic growth among bond investors and other large players in the interest rate markets, some of whom are among the most sophisticated observers of the financial scene anywhere.
[...] It is interesting that in the last six weeks, the spread between the Ten Year and the Two year treasuries has flattened exactly 25 basis points, which just so happens to be the same amount that the Fed just moved the Fed Funds target rate this past Wednesday.
There are several things that I believe are behind this tightening of the curve. Firstly, investors are STARVED FOR YIELD.
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