Unexpectedly strong July retail sales data helping to push up US bond yields.
The unexpectedly strong July retail sales data released on Thursday eased concerns over the US economic downturn and led to the largest single-day increase in the two-year US Treasury bond yield in four months.
Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf Options Spot-On: On August 15th, 680.82K Contracts Were Traded, With 6.81 Million Open Interest
On August 15th ET, $Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf(HYG.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 680.82K options for the day, of which put options accounted for 94
Barclays Bank's Q2 hold positions have been greatly adjusted, with heavy positions added to S&P and GFNZ100 ETFs, while Microsoft and Apple have been divested.
According to statistics, Barclays Bank's total holding position market value in the second quarter reached $327 billion, compared to $288 billion in the previous quarter, an increase of 6.86%.
Treasury Yields Jump After Strong Retail Sales Figures and a Dip in Jobless Claims
After the release of US data, US bonds fell to intraday lows and the yield curve showed a significant flattening trend.
USA treasury futures fell sharply, reaching an intraday low, and the yield curve trended significantly flat. Previously, US retail sales data exceeded expectations, and the number of initial jobless claims in the US last week was 0.227 million, lower than the expected 0.235 million.
Three major bullish factors and a major hidden concern in the stock market: Bond rebound helps, but future gains may be limited.
Some recent economic factors suggest a positive market outlook, however, the high allocation of stocks may limit further upward movement.