股市隨筆 ( 2 )

        「國債迷團」

        市場難以預測,這是公認的真理了。但有時似乎很簡單的問題,也常常會出乎意料之外。今年最值得思考的就是美國十年期的國債息率。在年初美國聯儲局宣佈實行QE2的時候,十年期國債息率是2.6厘,聯儲局公開宣佈的目標,是要將十年期國債息率維持在3厘以下,這是在「零」息政策。利息減無可減的情形下,聯儲局仍能採用的貨幣政策,規模每月1000億。照專家計算,相當於美國聯儲局再減息0.25厘。奇怪的是QE2開始實行後,十年期債息不跌反升,在短短兩週內升至3.5厘,整個QE2實行的六個月中,十年債息從未跌至3厘以下!而現在聯儲局宣佈QE2到六月結束,不會再有新錢來買國債了。債券大王格羅斯 (他主理的債券基金市值2500億美元) 沽清了手持的國債,並在5月份高調宣佈他已沽清了國債,他的本意這一宣佈會令市場震動,從而引發國債大跌,他又可以趁低入貨。但市場反應正好相反,十年期國債利息昨天是3.064,在格羅斯宣佈後國債已經漲了20%!這令格羅斯很尷尬,明顯地是他看錯市,輸得很慘。

        國債又不聽聯儲局的指揮棒,也不聽格羅斯的指揮棒,令我摸不著頭腦,祇能說市場的能量更大,並有自己的見解。所以我比較相信QE2停止以後,國債也未必大幅波動,那就是絕大的好消息了。

One response to “股市隨筆 ( 2 )

  1. Mr. Zhang, I share below what I observed during the past one year:
    1. At 2010-November
    Fed is about to start QE2, but the decision was made back to 2010-August. Such well-informed action (a big buyer will buy later) allow market participant to use such good news and buy upfront, so price at top (yield at lowest) when Fed start to buy.
    2. Current situation
    Now Fed announced to use received payment to re-invest after QE2, that is a bad news to treasury, like Bill Gross said a big buyer will go away. But at the same time in 2011-May, US reached its debt ceiling, which make the issuance less than normal. As investor keep a certain amount of money into treasury (they might increase weight in light of nowaday slowing economy and the fact that investor have avoided treasury due to Fed dominance in the market from 2010-November to 2011-June), so when demand is same (or more) and supply is lesson, treasury raise in 2011-May!
    3. Outlook
    US politician is negotiating on budget and raising debt ceiling is on hold. They set a time to get it done by early 2011-July. At the same time, treasury return to a free market without Fed dominance, so likely 10-year treasury yield remain above 3% in 2011-second-half. One exception is when economy data is getting worse into likely a double-dip, when the yield will fall below 3%.
    (My apologize to use English this time, which I type faster and can explain my thinking better. I assumed English is ok in your blog, but I certainly will adhere to Chinese if it is a preferred one.)

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