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The median "real" return, meaning the return above inflation, on Treasury bills was just 0.44% a year. That on 10-Year Treasury bonds was about 1.1%.
What is the bond market? "The bond market" refers to the market for U.S. government bonds, which range in maturity from one-month Treasury bills to 30-year Treasury bonds.
Recent US-China trade developments between caused bond yields to initially soar. TD Asset Management's Alexandra Gorewicz says the bond market has yet to price in any underlying risks.
Yields on the 10-year Japanese government bond, another typical safe haven, was up only a little by around 1 basis point to 1.425%. The Swiss franc stayed firm at 0.8114 against the greenback.
You debase the bond market, the fiat currency, which is why gold and other things are sending a signal about the value of fiat currencies. This isn’t just a US phenomenon.
ACKERMAN: That's correct. U.S. government bonds are basically the bedrock of the entire global financial system. So in addition to the sheer size of the market, it's about $30 trillion.