Stuck in Another Disastrous Middle East War

Solid 5Y Auction Despite 12th Consecutive Tail, Thanks To Stellar Foreign Demand After a mediocre 2Y auction on Tuesday, moments ago the Treasury sold the week's second coupon auction when it auctioned off $70BN in 5Y paper to solid demand, some superficial weakness notwithstanding.  The auction stopped at a high yield of 4.182%, up from 3.955% in April and the highest yield since Jan 2025. The auction also tailed the 4.181% When Issued by 0.1bp, which was the 12th consecutive tailing auction for the tenor, the longest stretch on record. The bid...

Israel continued airstrikes and ground attacks across Lebanon today, with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warning there seems to be no end to the expanded Israeli occupation in the south. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that over the last 24 hours, another 27 people have been killed in Israeli attacks, and 105 others wounded. This […]

US Central Command said on Wednesday that its forces boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as the US continues to enforce a blockade on Iranian ports. CENTCOM said that Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the Celestial Sea because it was suspected of “attempting to violate the US blockade […]