The 4.336% U.S. Treasury yield is becoming “attractive”; RBC warns: don’t chase long duration, the 5 to 10-year period is the golden window.
- RBC Wealth Management Head of Fixed Income Loufaro Chiriseri stated that the Middle East conflict has caused significant volatility in government bonds. Their traditional safe-haven status has been undermined by inflation worries, while a sharp rise in energy prices has triggered market expectations of higher interest rates, thus pushing up bond yields.
- The institution adopts a cautious approach to increasing duration, preferring to avoid investing in ultra-long-term bonds. They believe the optimal duration range lies in the 5- to 10-year segment of the yield curve, which has some potential for further steepening.
- As yields have risen, the company has begun to see the appeal of 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds. Previously, when the 10-year yield was in the 4% to 4.25% range, they maintained an underweight position. Now that the yield has reached 4.336%, increasing holdings of U.S. Treasuries is becoming more attractive.
- From a trading sentiment perspective, investor positions set up to bet on curve steepening were previously too large. Since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict, the yield curve has continued to flatten, leading to the gradual unwinding of these positions. RBC believes that when some yield movements are exaggerated, it should instead be viewed as an opportunity.
- Since the conflict began on February 28, yields have soared. On Monday, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield reached 4.445%, the highest since July, while the 10-year German bund yield climbed to 3.077%, the highest since 2011. Although yields have since retreated somewhat, they remain at high levels, making duration management key to navigating the market.
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