Friday, May 22, 2009

2s10s Back to October Levels... Of 2003!

Quantitative Easing is dead and buried. The bond curve just hit a steepness that was last seen in October... not of last year but of 2003. The rush for near duration is accelerating as investors are running away from the 10 year like a herd of rabid buffaloes. If this continues it will destroy any plans for providing cheap 30 year mortgages. The alternative: make near durations unattractive to the point where banks start losing money from the curve flattening.

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