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StL Fed Bullard: Weaker Stocks, Higher Yld and Inverted Curves

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It's the unscheduled Fed speakers you have to be wary of! Yields spiked after recent StL Fed Pres Bullard comments favoring 50bp hike in March and intermeeting moves as a policy tool.
  • Last seen around mid May last year, 30YY surged to 2.3436% high -- just ahead the 30Y Bond auction where the WI was steady around 2.302% prior to the cut-off.
  • Of note, 2YY currently at 1.5827% well above where 10YY started the year (1.5360%).
  • SPX eminis HAD been trading back over the 50-day EMA of 4564.03, falling back near early session lows: -66.0 at 4512.0 (-1.44%).
  • Yield curves bear flattening on prospect of over 150bp hikes by year end:
    • 3M10Y -4.548, 160.688 (L: 160.259 / H: 169.004)
    • 2Y10Y -10.171, 47.141 (L: 44.14 / H: 59.526)
    • 2Y30Y -11.526, 76.126 (L: 72.28 / H: 90.071)
    • 5Y30Y -4.882, 37.596 (L: 35.314 / H: 44.078)
    • 7s10s extended inversion to -.780 low back to +.403 (-1.677).

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