La demande pour les obligations du Trésor américain déçoit pour la troisième semaine consécutive alors que les rendements se stabilisent

Le marché obligataire américain essuie une nouvelle désillusion.

Les investisseurs boudent les Treasuries pour la troisième semaine d'affilée—les rendements stagnent, mais l'enthousiasme aussi. Pendant ce temps, Wall Street continue de vendre du rêve… et des produits structurés.

Les taux jouent au yo-yo, mais personne n'attrape la ficelle. La Fed surveille, les hedge funds spéculent, et le petit porteur ? Il paie les frais de gestion comme d'habitude.

Un classique : plus l'État emprunte, moins ça intéresse—sauf quand la panique frappe et que tout le monde se rue sur le 'sans risque'. Ironie du marché.

Hou says investors are digesting a busy week

Steve Hou, a quant researcher at Bloomberg, said investors had taken “a few days to digest a busy week.” According to Hou, the Fed’s actions and tariff scares were among the top reasons investors slowed down. Investors also reacted to the “surprising” July report on U.S. nonfarm payrolls. 

The week also saw President trump announce the possible appointment of Stephen Miran, the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, to the Fed Board of Governors. Miran is set to replace Adriana Kugler, who resigned on August 1. He will serve out the remaining term until January 31, 2026. 

Trump is also expected to nominate a “shadow chair” to replace Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve. The new chair will likely act in Trump’s interest on the Fed’s board, including cutting rates. 

“In the meantime, we will continue to search for a permanent replacement.”

–Donald Trump, U.S. President       

Previously, U.S. Treasury yields edged higher after Trump announced the 90-day tariff ceasefire. Investors also monitored developments after Trump raised tariffs on several countries by 10% to 41% through an executive order. However, market watchers expect “few fireworks” from economic data this week.

Kaplan doubts the 10-year Treasury is still a ‘safe-haven’

Rob Kaplan, the Vice Chair at Goldman Sachs, questioned whether the 10-year Treasury bond was still a safe haven for investors. He pointed out that it is not “quite acting that way” in the past several months. Kaplan observed increasing deficit concerns for longer-maturity U.S. treasuries. 

Jan Hatzius, the chief economist at Goldman Sachs, said the 10-year Treasury rate aligned with the U.S. economy’s growth trend. He added that this implied the U.S. could only afford “a much smaller deficit.”

However, Goldman Sachs’ co-Head of Global Banking & Markets, Ashok Varadhan, observed that U.S. Treasury yields had risen enough to attract private investors. He noted that they were no longer expensive, adding that “sovereign debt” was at a level that attracted private capital. Varadhan expects the U.S. Treasury yield curve to “steepen.”  

Jens Sorensen, the Chief Analyst at Danske Bank, said this week that U.S. treasuries moved modestly during Asian hours. The curve between the 10-year and 2-year yields remained inverted, although a modest flattening had started raising questions. However, bond sales this week would serve as a “litmus test” if demand holds.

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