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The Meridian DailyThe Field

Markets: a very quiet rally

Bonds move first. Equities follow. The dollar barely notices.

By Priya Rangan

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The Field

Markets: a very quiet rally

Bonds move first. Equities follow. The dollar barely notices.

By Priya Rangan 5 min readPage 5

The tape told the same story three times over. Ten-year yields dropped fourteen basis points. The S&P closed at a record. The dollar index moved less than half a percent.

This week
January
JanuaryThis week
The 10-year yield curve, six months apart.

"It is the rally you get when nobody wants to admit they are relieved."

Priya Rangan