by Chris Kimble | Jan 15, 2025 | Kimble Charting
Interest rates continue to dominate our recent research. And rightfully so. Big swings in interest rates have ramifications for the domestic and global economy. Whether it is falling bond yields / interest rates in China (as we highlighted last week) or rising bond...
by Chris Kimble | Jan 14, 2025 | Kimble Charting
In just 4 years, the trend (and investment theme) of low interest rates has been turned on its head. During this time, home and auto loan rates have gone from consumer-friendly to unfriendly. Quite frankly, whether you look at the 10-year or 30-year treasury bond...
by Chris Kimble | Jan 8, 2025 | Kimble Charting
There are a lot of moving parts across the global economy. From commodity prices to employment data to bond yields, investors pay attention. Today we look at government bond yields (i.e. interest rates)… and how they are moving in opposite directions in China compared...
by Chris Kimble | Oct 23, 2024 | Kimble Charting
The U.S. treasury bond market is one of largest and most important in the world. And with interest rates becoming a daily topic of conversation with investors, it’s a must-watch now. And even more interesting is that treasury bonds fell (and interest rates rose)...
by Chris Kimble | Jul 19, 2024 | Kimble Charting
Investors have been watching the Federal Reserve and interest rates closely for the past several months. Well, actually more like the past several years. But maybe they should be watching copper prices for clues on where interest rates are headed. “The facts, Ma’am....
by Chris Kimble | Oct 12, 2023 | Kimble Charting
Rising interest rates has created a decline in treasury bonds not seen in modern times. Well, they say crisis equals opportunity. This may be the case today as we look at a long-term “monthly” chart of the 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). As you an see, it has been a...
by Chris Kimble | Aug 21, 2023 | Kimble Charting
Rising interest rates are beginning to spook investors. And rightfully so. It’s been the fastest rise in rates in decades. And just when we thought interest rates were easing, they pushed higher once more! 40 years up and then 40 years down… now what for bond yields?...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 6, 2023 | Kimble Charting
The popular treasury bonds etf (TLT) has been trading in a very tight space for months. Or better stated, it has been narrowing/tightening for months. This all comes after a precipitous 2-year decline from 2020 into 2022. Above you will find today’s long-term...