Futures Rebound Strongly From Overnight Rout As Yields Stabilize
Futures Rebound Strongly From Overnight Rout As Yields Stabilize After what earlier looked like another assured overnight rout, especially after 10Y yields hit 1.90% and Brent rose as high as $89|bbl, US equity futures reversed earlier losses to trade higher as earnings optimism outweighed concerns over soaring bond yields and a 50bps March rate hike. As of 7:00am ET, emini SP futures were up 14 points ot 0.3% to 4,585, Nasdaq futures were up 65 points or 0.44% and Dow futures were also in the green by 89 points or 0.25%. The dollar slumped after several days of sharp gains, the 10Y yield traded at 1.8826%, down from the session''s highest levels, and Brent was at $88.23. The prospect of accelerated policy tightening as well as concerns over the omicron variant and inflation hurting companies profits have whipsawed equities this year. The surge in Treasury yields has fueled a rotation out of expensive technology and growth shares and into cheaper parts of the market. Meanwhile, the 10Y yield has continued its aggressive push higher overnight, and hit a fresh 2 year high, rising just above 1.90% for the first time since Jan 2020, before retracing some of the move.
Futures Rebound Strongly From Overnight Rout As Yields Stabilize
Futures Rebound Strongly From Overnight Rout As Yields Stabilize After what earlier looked like another assured overnight rout, especially after 10Y yields hit 1.90% and Brent rose as high as $89|bbl, US equity futures reversed earlier losses to trade higher as earnings optimism outweighed concerns over soaring bond yields and a 50bps March rate hike. As of 7:00am ET, emini SP futures were up 14 points ot 0.3% to 4,585, Nasdaq futures were up 65 points or 0.44% and Dow futures were also in the green by 89 points or 0.25%. The dollar slumped after several days of sharp gains, the 10Y yield traded at 1.8826%, down from the session''s highest levels, and Brent was at $88.23. The prospect of accelerated policy tightening as well as concerns over the omicron variant and inflation hurting companies profits have whipsawed equities this year. The surge in Treasury yields has fueled a rotation out of expensive technology and growth shares and into cheaper parts of the market. Meanwhile, the 10Y yield has continued its aggressive push higher overnight, and hit a fresh 2 year high, rising just above 1.90% for the first time since Jan 2020, before retracing some of the move.