How High Do Treasury Yields Go?

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When real yields were so depressed, if you're a pension manager and you're like, o i'm going to lose one % a hear on this investment in yous treasuries. As us Treasury start to pay you a greater return, that calculus shifts a bit. And this is where you will see ramifications throughout other markets.

Bank of America gave a bullish revenue outlook as the second-largest US lender reported better than expected earnings, and Mexico’s opposition politicians helped defeat a radical energy reform bill backed by President López Obrador. Plus, the FT’s Eric Platt explains why real yields on US treasury bonds are nearing positive territory and what it means for other financial markets.

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Fed policy tightening sends US ‘real yields’ to brink of positive territory

BofA offers rosy revenue outlook as lending rebound boosts results

Mexican president’s radical energy reform defeated in congress

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