A[Short-term U.S. Treasuries lead the decline, traders raise expectations for Fed rate hikes] On September 11, U.S. core CPI rose 0.3% month-on-month, higher than market expectations of 0.2%, pushing the short end of the U.S. bond yield curve to lead the decline. After the data was released, the market further increased its bets on interest rate hikes, with the short-term currently pricing in a tightening of about 23 basis points, higher than the 18 basis points before the data was released.
On that day, the 2-year U.S. Treasury yield turned from falling to rising by about 5 basis points, while the long-term yield still fell by about 1 basis point. The spread between the 2-year and 10-year U.S. bond yields narrowed by about 5 basis points from Thursday's closing, and the yield curve flattened.
Overnight index swaps show that the market has priced in about 53 basis points of tightening by the end of the year, equivalent to fully pricing in at least two 25 basis point interest rate hikes. B[Schroeder buys longer-term U.S. Treasury bonds and believes that the current yield level is attractive] On September 3, the British asset management company Schroeder increased its holdings of longer-term U.S. Treasury bonds, saying that after the recent decline in the bond market, yields are about to peak. Johanna Kyrklund, global chief investment officer, said of the 10-year U.S. bond, “From a valuation perspective, its attractiveness has become more attractive than before,” adding, “After the recent market decline, we believe there are opportunities to hold some duration. Schroders has $1.15 trillion in assets under management. The firm added duration over the summer and added further in recent weeks. Kyrklund said in an interview on Thursday that Schroders adjusted its global bond allocation position to be slightly overweight duration, compared with underweight for most of this year and most of the past few years.
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