Uncertainty is on the up again. Fixed Income markets have traded in a narrow range over the past weeks after the volatility caused by last month’s US Employment report. It has impacted the Historical Interest Rate volatility. However unlike previous declines in Historical volatilities, the Implied Volatilities over the past few days have reversed any […]
Bernanke gets his wish
Last month I wrote about the reaction the market had to the FOMC statement which suggested that QE3 was off the cards. Implied volatility in Fixed Income markets spiked sharply higher and whilst last week’s FOMC statement was little different to the March statement, the press conference that Bernanke gave, has led to the risk […]