What is a pre-arranged trade? Whether you are a retail trader or a professional market maker or broker, a trader has to stay mindful when protecting herself from what appears to be market manipulation and a market maker should avoid engaging in activities that unintentionally causes him to manipulate prices. Among activities that can impact … Continue reading Pre-arranged trade. It’s about keeping risk in the market.
We are in a do-it-yourself world. More people will be interested in managing their own wealth which will include trading on their own. The middleman brokers will have to shift to providing insights versus mechanical services like opening accounts and creating churn by offering new products. I have grown suspect of the narrative that middlemen … Continue reading Trading: How to cut out the noise in a DIY world.
Should I bet against the euro? At 1.0959 and not too cheery attitude out of the Eastern Central Bank, maybe I should find a contract and take the sell side. Reuters cited ECB policymaker Isabel Schnabel’s belief that Europe is facing structural headwinds exacerbated by a surge in uncertainty that could get worse with U.S. … Continue reading EUR/USD, the euro: Europe’s yearning for world war days does not impress me.
The Takeaway: Counseling my clients to get politicians on code. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed HR 1968, a continuing resolution to fund the government through the end of Fiscal Year 2025 but at Fiscal Year 2024 levels for most programs. The big hubba baloo in the media is over what appears to be continued weakness … Continue reading Law, Interbank and Money Markets News Scan: Counseling my clients to get politicians on code.
The data …. The two-year, ten-year, and thirty-year Treasury rates continued their downward path today. According to data from the U.S. Treasury, the two-year rate moved from 4.07% to 4.05%. The ten-year rate fell from 4.30% to 4.25%, while the 30-year rate fell from 4.55% to 4.51%. Meanwhile, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Treasury yields continue their fall the wrong way. Congress not noticing.
U.S. Treasury rates The two-year, ten-year, and thirty-year Treasury rates yesterday continued their downward path, according to data from the U.S. Treasury. The two-year rate decreased from 4.13% to 4.07%. The ten-year rate fell from 4.40% to 4.30%, while the 30-year rate fell from 4.66% to 4.55%. (Ready for your next trader challenge? Visit https://traderswithedge.com/?r=348) … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Are declining Treasury rates indicating an expected fall off in spending?
U.S. Treasury rates On 24 February 2025, the two-year, ten-year, and thirty-year Treasury rates moved down between 8:49 am and 5:05 pm. According to Treasury data, the two-year rate moved from 4.19% to 4.13%. The ten-year rate fell from 4.42% to 4.40%, while the 30-year rate fell from 4.67% to 4.66%. Board of Governors of … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Fed reports steady overnight rates. Treasurys continue their fall. Congress quiet on financial markets.
U.S. Treasury rates Yesterday, the two-year, ten-year, and thirty-year Treasury rates moved down between 9:00 am this morning and 4:30 pm. According to Treasury data, the one-month rate stayed relatively the same, moving from 4.29% to 4.28%. The ten-year rate fell from 4.55% to 4.53%, while the 30-year rate fell from 4.77% to 4.76%. Board … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Certain overnight rates see an uptick.
At 7:00 am EST, EUR/USD opened at 1.03017 and closed at 1.03052. I have to wonder how much news leaked about the strength of today’s jobs situation report. By the beginning of the eight o’clock hour of trade, EUR/USD had fallen to 1.0257 and continued to fall further to 1.02524. OMB Statistical Policy Directive 4 … Continue reading Are government agencies following their own embargoes?
Lawyers Write the Bets. Bankers Sell the Bets. 