Market Comment April 2019 - Low Interest Rates, Low Yields - Why do Bonds Matter?
Why bond yields matter? The first quarter ends with a rally both in equities and in bonds. Equities are sitting on solid gains while yields have tumbled, and the US yield curve has inverted. The 10-year Treasury yield has fallen below that of the three-month Treasury bill and in Germany, yields have turned negative for the first time since 2016. The question is, of course, what do we read out of these rate moves? Yields indicate the markets expectation for future economic gro
