Japan not lowering guard against FX volatility, top currency diplomat says
Japan not lowering guard against FX volatility, top currency diplomat says
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Early Volatility And a Decent Recovery
Early Volatility And a Decent Recovery Mon, Feb 9 2026, 4:31 PM Early Volatility And a Decent Recovery Bonds lost ground in the overnight session after Chinese regulators cautioned banks against holding US Treasuries. That move was short-lived and more than fully erased before 9am ET. Part of the bounce back can
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Mostly Sideways. Volatility Elsewhere
Mostly Sideways. Volatility Elsewhere Tue, Feb 3 2026, 3:48 PM Mostly Sideways. Volatility Elsewhere The legend of the bond market’s extreme apathy is increasingly making the rounds in financial circles. Bond issuance, inflation, and economic strength are not seen surging enough to put huge upward pressure on longer-term rates. And without a
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Volatility Eludes Bonds
Volatility Eludes Bonds Fri, Jan 30 2026, 4:36 PM Bonds saw some steady selling pressure earlier in the week, but with the total damage amounting to an average of 2bps per day in 10yr yields, it was anything but volatile. The past 2 trading sessions had more noticeable ups and downs, but
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Mortgage Rates Hold Steady Despite Volatility in Other Markets
Sometimes being tuned into daily mortgage rate changes means coming across other news about financial markets. In today’s case, that could expose you to anything from the massive selling of certain stocks earlier in the day or the unprecedented trading levels in various commodities. While the financial market buzz may be centered on silver and
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Allianz Executive Pushes EU to Pressure US With Market Volatility
European policymakers should fuel market turbulence to pressure US President Donald Trump to back down from his Greenland claim, according to a senior executive at Allianz Global Investors. “If I were an adviser to some European governments, I would say you almost need to create a little bit of market volatility because Donald Trump cares
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How Oil & Gas Investing Can Shield Against Market Volatility
(Image credit: Getty Images) In today’s fast-moving investment environment, stability is more valuable than ever. Markets react sharply to interest rate changes, global events and sector-wide sentiment. While traditional diversification across stocks, bonds and real estate remains essential, recent years have underscored a challenge: These asset classes often move together. As a result, more investors
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Mortgage Rates Barely Budge, But Volatility Risk is Increasing
Mortgage rates have been effectively unchanged for 5 straight days now. During that time, the MND 30yr fixed rate index hasn’t moved by more than 0.01%. The average borrower would see almost exactly the same terms on any of these days. The absence of volatility isn’t much of a surprise given the time of year
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Volume is Back. Still Waiting on Volatility
Volume is Back. Still Waiting on Volatility A range trading theme has dominated the bond market since the most recent high yield on December 10th and the most recent low the following day. 100% of trading since then has fallen inside those boundaries (4.10-4.20% in terms of 10yr yields). Even though volume has
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Token Year-End Volatility
Token Year-End Volatility 3 Hours, 10 Min ago Token Year-End Volatility Wednesday’s shortened session offered more excitement than the first two days of the week. There was a modicum of legitimate data-driven selling this morning in response to the jobless claims data. Bonds had trudged most of the way back toward unchanged
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