Tag: bond markets

Bond Traders Expecting Inflation to Plummet in 2023

U.S. inflation is set to decline next year, according to activity in the bond market, with the gap between the two-year and 10-year Treasury yields trading at its most negative level in decades. The gap between one-year Treasury inflation-protected securities and similar-dated nominal government notes is at 2.18 percent, indicating that average inflation over the…


The USA Should Clarify the ‘E’ in ‘ESG’ and Use Carbon Standards to Our Advantage

Commentary When I first heard the term “green bonds” several years ago, I tried to find a definition for the term, but could not. There were multiple examples of how “green bonds” could be used, for things like mass transit systems, wetlands preservation, etc. But there was no “standard” definition per se. So what qualified…