FYI: Don't be fooled by the surprising rally in bonds after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled that at least two more increases are likely to happen before the year is over. The quiet bear market that has been under way since yields bottomed in mid-2016 is alive and well.
The way to think about this bear market is not in terms of yield levels, which remain relatively low on an absolute basis, but rather in terms of expected returns. It's on that basis that investors face a trifecta of worrisome metrics that should curb gains going forward: rising forward rates, flat yield curves and low term premiums.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-21/the-quiet-bear-market-in-bonds
