With the 10-Year US Treasury now yielding 1.74%, it is now paying a coupon that is less than the dividend yield of more than half of the stocks in the S&P 500. As of Monday’s close, there are now 271 stocks in the S&P 500 that have a greater yield than the 10-Year US Treasury. Of the remaining 229 stocks in the index, 126 have a dividend yield that is less than the 10-Year US Treasury, while 103 pay no dividend at all.
Data: Bespoke
In the interconnected world in which we live, information shocks can ripple through the global economy and impact companies and economies far from an epicenter.
Wall Street analysts are bracing for a decline in record corporate profits, backing investor John Hussman’s view that what goes up must come down.
The US Treasury market experienced some unusual trading activity, with the UST 2-Year yield surging by 70 bps in February and then tacking on another post-Powell increase of 25 bps, reaching a peak of 5.07%, the first time eclipsing the ‘5%’ threshold since 2007.
A viral outbreak in China weighs on the world economy
