The technology company invests in corporate bonds, U.S. treasuries and money market funds to avoid bringing money back to the U.S. from abroad and triggering corporate income taxes on the earnings.
The Treasury asked members of TBAC to comment on demand and structure of 50- and 100-year bonds.
Informa chief macro strategist David Ader says the unknowns of Trump’s budget-busting tax plan and muddled economic picture mean little conviction in the bond market.
Renewed interest in the U.S. reflation story did not move the needle for TIPs funds; it did rekindle investor interest in Bank Loan Funds, which extended an inflow streak begun in November.
Minerd recommended investors move toward asset-backed securities “and other places where you can get incremental yield without taking the kind of risk that you have to in high yield.”
For the first time since July, hedge funds and other large speculators are bullish on Treasuries across the yield curve.