Description:Â In the wake of the Federal Reserve offering a subdued assessment of the economy and signaling it’s set to keep interest rates low, Treasury yields are testing record levels. The downturn in yields is happening even in the absence of the kind of panic that’s pushed yields to historic lows in the past. The move comes as the S&P 500 continues to test critical support levels. Paul Vigna, Madeleine Lim and Michael Casey discuss.
Source: Marketwatch.com – video report
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Date: 06/24/2010
Questions for discussion:
- Â Summarize the reasons given for current treasury yields?
- What is your prediction for treasuries and the stock market over the next three months?
- Why do you think this will occur?
- How should financial managers behave in this market?
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