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by Tyler Durden Friday, Mar 12, 2021 - 08:02 AM Nasdaq futures fell as much as 2% on Friday after rebounding more than 6% in the past three sessions, after a new spike in U.S. bond yields restarted inflation fears and sent investors scurrying to the perceived safety of the dollar, while hammering global stocks. A Bloomberg report that Beijing is expanding a crackdown on Tencent Holdings also weighed on the technology sector. S&P 500 futures were also dragged down after ending at record closing highs, and we last trading just above 3,910, down 16 points, or 0.4%, while Dow E-minis were up 1...

5 Min Read (Reuters) - Junk bonds, the only fixed-income segment still offering positive returns this year, will continue their outperformance, according to investor bets the U.S. Federal Reserve will eventually put its foot down and calm bond markets. FILE PHOTO: Trader Frank Masiello talks on his phone on Wall St. outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo The sector, with credit scores below BBB-minus, is among the riskiest debt categories. But it weathered February’s market storm better than most, delivering year-t...

The sector has endured better than most

* Euro zone yields fall, follow U.S. Treasuries lower * German 10-year yield has shot up 25 bps in February * ECB intervention likely if yields rise f...

ECB to Prove Whether Pledge to Cap Yields Is More Than Just Talk Paul Gordon and John Ainger, Bloomberg News The European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters stand illuminated at night in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, June 29, 2020. A broad coalition of ruling and opposition parties in Germany has agreed on a draft motion to back the European Central Bank’s bond buying program, according to officials familiar with the accord, likely ending a standoff that was triggered by the country’s constitutional court last month. , Bloomberg (Blo...