America’s Downgrade

Whether it was Moody’s debt downgrade, Trump’s insane rants, or his picking a fight with corporates such WMT and AAPL, this was not a great weekend for the US. Any way you look at it, America was downgraded and markets are hinting at a “sell America” bias.

Futures are off sharply with the 10Y back above 4.50% and the 30Y back above 5.0%.

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It’s always a bad sign when interest rates are higher…

…but the DXY, oil and gas are all lower.