From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley
I was talking to the team earlier this week and mentioned that I was having a hard time writing. Grant and Ian were quick to remind me that it’s probably because “nothing new is happening!”
They were right. Until now…
We finally got a major resolution in what we consider one of the most important charts in the world these days.
I’m talking about the US 10-year yield reclaiming that critical 1.40% level this week. And this begs the question as to what a rising rate environment might mean for investor portfolios.
Well, one thing we know for sure is we want to stay away from bonds… unless we’re shorting them.
But how do we want to position ourselves in the stock market if yields are breaking out? [Read more…]