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    From marctomarket.com

    The combination of the dovish hold by the Federal Reserve and the eurozone's miserable flash Purchasing Managers Index casts a pall over the economic outlook. Japan's flash PMI remained stuck at February's 48.9, while core inflation unexpectedly eased. Three months after the European Central Bank stopped buying bonds, the German 10-year Bund yield fell below zero for the first time since 2016. Japan's 10-year yield is near minus eight basis points, the most since 2016 as well. The US 10-year fell to 2.44%, the lows since early last year. Going into the last week of March, the US 10-year yield has fallen about 22 bp ... (full story)

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Hutch
Mar 24, 2019 5:53am
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With interest rates so low everywhere pension funds that invest mostly in bonds are not making enough money to honor their obligations to retirees. Good luck everyone in getting the pension they owe us. I suspect that what will happen will be the same that happened in Greece where pensions were cut by 40%.
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Trader#E448
Mar 24, 2019 8:06am
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If interest rates rise in the United States, then investors all over the world will buy and the dollar will rise.
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