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Predicting the Markets:Chapter 10 Charts:Predicting Bonds

Yardeni Research, Inc.

August 28, 2021

Dr. Edward YardeniChief Investment Strategist

Mali QuintanaSenior Economist

[email protected]

Please visit our sites atwww.yardeni.comblog.yardeni.com

thinking outside the box

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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 19894

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5.383/23/71

15.849/30/81

10.125/4/83

13.995/30/84

10.2310/16/87

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 19890

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2.76/72

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4.83/84 1.1

12/86

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 19892

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22FEDERAL FUNDS RATE: 1965-1989(percent, weekly)

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 19894

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22US BANK PRIME LOAN RATE: 1965-1989(percent, weekly)

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 893

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3.45/69

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4.610/73

9.05/75

5.65/79

10.812/82

5.03/89

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 893.5

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9.5REAL GDP: 1965-1989(trillion 2012 dollars, saar, quarterly, ratio scale)

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Q2US TREASURY BOND YIELD & NOMINAL GDP GROWTH

Nominal GDP(yearly percent change)

US Treasury 10-YearBond Yield(percent)

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis and Federal Reserve Board.

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SPREAD BETWEEN US TREASURY BOND YIELD & NOMINAL GDP GROWTH*(percentage points)

* US Treasury 10-year bond yield minus yearly percent change in nominal GDP.Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis and Federal Reserve Board.

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WEST TEXAS INTERMEDIATE CRUDE OIL PRICE: 1980-2000(dollars per barrel, monthly, ratio scale)

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Haver Analytics.

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2.5HOUSING STARTS: 1980-2000(million units, saar, monthly)

Source: Census Bureau.

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Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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Source: Dow Jones Inc.

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THE AGE WAVE, INFLATION, and BOND YIELD IN THE US(percent)

US Treasury 10-Year Bond Yield***

Inflation Trend**

Age Wave*

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Federal Reserve Board.

** Five-year moving average of yearly percent change in CPI.* Percent of labor force 16-34 years old.

*** Five-year moving average of ten-year government bond yield.

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EQUITY & BOND MUTUAL FUNDS(cumulative flows since 1990, trillion dollars)

Cumulative Net InflowsEquity Mutual FundsBond Mutual Funds

Source: Investment Company Institute.

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US TREASURY 10-YEAR BOND & TIPS YIELDS(percent, daily)

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

10-Year Treasury

TIPS YieldBond Yield

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EXPECTED INFLATION IN 10-YEAR TIPS*(percent, daily)

* Nominal minus TIPS yield.Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 240

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EXPECTED INFLATION: SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL FORECASTERS

CPI: Ex Food & Energy(yearly percent change)

Professional Forecasters*

* Median forecast of year-over-year CPI inflation rate over the next 10 years using Philadelphia Fed Survey of Professional Forecasters data.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

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MEASURES OF EXPECTED INFLATION(percent)

Expected Inflation

10-Year TIPS**Professional Forecasters*

Source: Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.** Nominal US Treasury 10-year minus 10-year TIPS yields.* Median forecast of year-over-year CPI inflation rate over the next 10 years using Philadelphia Fed Survey of Professional Forecasters data.

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10-Year YieldCPI Inflation*

* Yearly percent change.Source: Federal Reserve Board and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX& US TREASURY 10-YEAR BOND YIELD(percent)

10-Year Yield10-Year YieldMinus CPI Inflation*

* Yearly percent change.Source: Federal Reserve Board and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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REAL FEDERAL FUNDS RATE*(percent)

* Federal funds rate minus median forecast of year-over-year CPI inflation rate over the next 10 years using Philadelphia Fed Survey ofProfessional Forecasters data (monthly series interpolated from quarterly data starting as two quarters per year during Q4-1979 until Q4-1991 whenthe data continue with four quarters a year).Source: Federal Reserve Board, US Treasury, and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

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REAL BOND YIELD*

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Figure 22.

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FEDERAL FUNDS RATE and US TREASURY 10-YEAR BOND YIELD(percent, monthly)

Jul

10-year bond yieldFederal Funds Rate

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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US YIELD CURVE* & THE BUSINESS CYCLE(basis points, monthly)

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* 10-year US Treasury bond yield minus federal funds rate.Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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Figure 24.

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Note: Blue shaded areas denote periods of monetary easing between cyclical peaks and troughs in the federal funds rate. Red shaded areas denotemonetary tightening periods.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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* US Treasury 10-year bond yield less federal funds rate. Monthly through 1987, then weekly.

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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Figure 26.

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FED’S ASSETS: 2008-2015*(trillion dollars)

Total AssetsUS Treasuries+ Agency Debt+ MBS

Note: QE1 (11/25/08) = Fed starts buying $1.24tn in mortgage securities. QE1 expanded (3/16/2009) = Fed starts buying $300bn in Treasuries.QE2 (11/3/10) = Fed starts buying $600bn in Treasuries. QE3 (9/13/12) = Fed starts buying $40bn/month in mortgage securities (open ended).QE3 expanded (12/12/12) = Fed starts buying $45bn/month in Treasuries.

* Average of daily figures for weeks ending Wednesday.

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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Note: QE1 (11/25/08) = Fed starts buying $1.24tn in mortgage securities. QE1 expanded (3/16/2009) = Fed starts buying $300bn in Treasuries.QE2 (11/3/10) = Fed starts buying $600bn in Treasuries. QE3 (9/13/12) = Fed starts buying $40bn/month in mortgage securities (open ended).QE3 expanded (12/12/12) = Fed starts buying $45bn/month in Treasuries.

* Average of daily figures for weeks ending Wednesday.

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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Note: QE1 (11/25/08) = Fed starts buying $1.24tn in mortgage securities. QE1 expanded (3/16/2009) = Fed starts buying $300bn in Treasuries.QE2 (11/3/10) = Fed starts buying $600bn in Treasuries. QE3 (9/13/12) = Fed starts buying $40bn/month in mortgage securities (open ended).QE3 expanded (12/12/12) = Fed starts buying $45bn/month in Treasuries.Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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US Treasuries+ Agency Debt+ MBS(trillion dollars)

Note: QE1 (11/25/08) = Fed starts buying $1.24tn in mortgage securities. QE1 expanded (3/16/2009) = Fed starts buying $300bn in Treasuries.QE2 (11/3/10) = Fed starts buying $600bn in Treasuries. QE3 (9/13/12) = Fed starts buying $40bn/month in mortgage securities (open ended).QE3 expanded (12/12/12) = Fed starts buying $45bn/month in Treasuries.Source: Standard & Poor’s.

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FranceGermanyItaly

Source: Financial Times.

Note: D (7/26/12) = ECB President Mario Draghi pledged to do "whatever it takes" to defend the euro. NIRP (6/5/2014) = negative interest-rate policy.QE (1/22/15) = quantitative easing. QEE (3/10/16) = expansion and extension of QE with corporate bond purchases started 6/1/16. QT (12/31/2018).

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Source: Financial Times.

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Source: European Central Bank and Haver Analytics.

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Source: Bank of Japan.

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Bond YieldsUSJapanGermany

Source: Haver Analytics.

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Note: Shaded areas are recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.* Moody’s seasoned Baa corporate bond yield from 1962 to 1996, then Bank of America Merrill Lynch A-BBB corporate bond yield.

Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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Source: Federal Reserve Board.

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* US high-yield corporate bond yield less US Treasury 10-year bond yield (basis points).Source: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Bank of America Merill Lynch, and Federal Reserve Board.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.* High yield corporate less US Treasury 10-year bond yield.

Source: Merrill Lynch, Federal Reserve Board, and Foundation of International Business & Economic Research (FIBER).

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US Agency & GSE-Backed Securities

Source: Federal Reserve Board Financial Accounts of the United States.

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