Hidehiko Maejima Quotes (5 Quotes)

Sentiment is building that the Fed may pause for a while after raising rates to 5 percent next month. That helps shorter-maturity debt, especially two-year notes.

The inflation data we will see this week and next will support the view the Fed can keep on hiking at the next two meetings. Yields will rise led by the shorter-maturity debt.

At this juncture, it would be difficult to attract strong demand, especially for 30-year maturity. It will trigger higher yields in 10-year securities.

The current fed fund rate of 4.50 percent seems to be serving as a floor for the 10-year yield.

The economic picture has not changed and it is still one that shows growth will be strong. The data we are seeing does not argue for a sustainable decline in yields.