China and Japan, the two major creditors, reduced their holdings of US bonds in July: China's total holdings decreased by nearly 40 billion US dollars this year.
On Wednesday, September 19th local time, the US Department of Treasury released the Treasury International Capital (TIC) report for July 2024. The report shows that the scale of US Treasury holdings by foreign investors reached a new all-time high in July. However, the two largest foreign debt holders of the US, Japan and China, both chose to reduce their holdings.
The global major changes have begun! The stock markets in Japan and South Korea opened high. Which assets are affected by the interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve?
The era of great changes has already begun!
The Federal Reserve has made a rare and significant cut of 50 basis points! Powell: Don't think this is a new pace of rate cuts.
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's hawkish comments indicate that the Fed's economic forecast summary does not indicate any urgency to cut interest rates. Monetary policy decisions will be driven by data, and rate cuts will be accelerated, slowed down, or paused as needed. He stated that the increased downside risks to US employment are worth watching, and the subsiding upside risks to inflation are encouraging, but the fight against inflation is not yet won. The Fed does not have a predetermined policy path and will decide on actions at future meetings.
The Federal Reserve announces! 50 basis points cut, Powell's heavyweight statement!
The Fed's interest rate cut is finally here!
Here comes the full text! Powell's press conference was quite hawkish, causing a major reversal in assets. What did he say exactly? (Chinese-English Comparison)
If the economy remains stable and inflation continues to exist, the Federal Reserve will switch to cutting interest rates more slowly; if the labor market unexpectedly weakens or inflation decreases faster than expected, it is also prepared to respond with aggressive interest rate cuts.
Gundlach Says the Fed Still a Bit Behind the Curve After Large 50bp Rate Cut
Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf Options Spot-On: On September 18th, 185.65K Contracts Were Traded, With 7.3 Million Open Interest
On September 18th ET, $Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf(HYG.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 185.65K options for the day, of which put options accounted
Treasury Yields Settle Higher in Choppy Trade After Fed's Big Cut -- Market Talk
Difficult to sleep tonight! The suspense of interest rate cut is soaring, the market's divergence is intensifying, what script will the interest rate debate perform tonight?
The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut in September is a done deal, but there is a fierce debate over the magnitude of the rate cut. The camps advocating for a 50 basis point cut and a 25 basis point cut continue to argue with each other.
Daily options tracking | Bullish signals everywhere! Intel's multiple call options have doubled in premium and surged; Gold ETF trading is hot, with the call-to-put ratio climbing to 63%.
Tesla's trading volume yesterday surged 30% compared to the previous trading day, reaching 1.22 million shares. The call option chain skyrocketed to 65%. Among the options chain, the long positions occupy the main position, with the largest volume being the call option with a strike price of $235 expiring this Friday, with a volume of 0.1 million shares.
Morgan Stanley fund: When will the convertible bond market reach a turning point?
Overall, the long-term value of convertible bond assets is gradually becoming apparent.
Tonight, the world is paying close attention! The "giant ship" of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut will officially set sail.
①For the global financial markets, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night... ②As scheduled, the Federal Reserve is scheduled to announce the September interest rate decision at 2:00 AM Beijing time on Thursday; ③It is generally expected in the industry that the Federal Reserve will announce the first rate cut in 4 years at this meeting, with little suspense, but at the same time, this is also the most 'mysterious' or uncertain Federal Reserve interest rate night in recent years.
U.S. Treasury Curve Tends to Steepen Into and During Rate-Cutting Cycle -- Market Talk
Hold your breath! The Fed's interest rate cut is about to be final, and this article reviews how previous interest rate cuts have affected the market.
With the Federal Reserve once again standing at the crossroads of a major monetary policy shift, historically speaking, what kind of impact will a Fed rate cut have on the stock market, bond market, and forex market? Multiple sets of historical statistics show that this may primarily depend on one factor: the health of the U.S. economy.
The pace of a 50 basis point interest rate cut in the United States is taking off! The market is placing a "big bet", will it succeed or lead to disaster?
① From the perspective of market expectations, tonight will undoubtedly be the most stimulating Federal Reserve interest rate night in over a decade. ② If Federal Reserve officials "unexpectedly" choose to start the easing with the standard method (a 25 basis point interest rate cut), then fixed income traders who have made record-breaking bets may face huge losses.
Technology stocks sold off? Value stock ETFs absorbed a whopping $6.9 billion on the eve of the Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
With the market expecting the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, investors are turning to undervalued stocks in hopes of a recovery.
Amazing! The Biden administration's budget deficit in August set a new record for this year. Analysts say that the interest on US Treasury bonds will exceed 1 trillion US dollars for the first time.
Market analysts say that the Biden administration's August deficit hit a record high for the year, and the interest on US government debt exceeded 1 trillion dollars for the first time.
Bond traders bet on the "bold move" of the Federal Reserve, with a 50 basis point rate cut becoming a popular expectation.
Bond traders generally expect the Federal Reserve to start a rate-cutting cycle this week, with a possible rate cut of up to half a percentage point.
The ultimate prospect of the "Fed megaphone": the extent of the interest rate cut is still uncertain, and the suspense remains until the end.
①Timi Laus once again stated in a post that the Federal Reserve will definitely cut interest rates this week, but it is still uncertain whether the rate cut will be a larger 50 basis points or the traditional 25 basis points; ②This week's policy decision is a difficult choice, with 12 decision makers voting on the policy, there may be opposing votes.
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This summer, the Bank of Japan will raise the benchmark interest rate to 0.25% by the end of July 2024, causing tension and uncertainty in the financial market, especially triggering a domino effect in the stocks and fixed-income markets.