FINANCIAL ADVISOR INSIGHTS: The Way Banks Have Dumped Is A 'Classic Capitulation' That Could Soon Reverse Advertisement
 FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. For more visit Business Insider's new Wealth Advisor vertical. We've Seen A Classic Capitulation In Bank Holdings Of Treasuries (Gluskin Sheff)
Commercial banks have cut exposure to Treasuries by $40 billion to a 13-month low. Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg writes that this is a "classic capitulation which could reverse course if the banks read Bernanke the way I do right now." "If this negative fund-flow effect reverses course, it could accentuate this current technical rally in bonds from their oversold levels. For those that reside in the short-term and like to focus on contrary indicators, this immense negativity of late on bonds on the part of the banking sector is worth examining. "The last time the banks sold down their bond positions this hard, this fast, was heading late into June 2011. Over the next two months, they yield on the 10-year T-note retreated from 3.2%, to 2.2%. Food for thought."
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