PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund

ZROZ

Market cap $1.41B

For decades, the playbook for high-income investors was almost reflexive: put municipal bonds in your taxable account, put Treasuries and corporates in your IRA.

Treasurys rose in price terms in Asia on Tuesday morning following a U.S. holiday on Monday.

President Donald Trump's room to wage war while maneuvering on economic policy is being tested by a force largely beyond his control: the bond market.

The put bets would be a bet on a yield spike since bond prices (value of the TLT fund) move inversely to rates.

Treasuries spiked on Friday as inflation signals continue to muddy interest rate expectations under the new Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh.

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." Chapters: 00:00:00 - MLIV 00:00:01 - Bond Market Selloffs, Inflation Concerns 00:01:44 - Buy the Dip?

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond has been brushing up against the 5% threshold over the past week, as rising inflation expectations and real interest rates have been a one-two punch for the global bond market.

Your retirement check is about to get squeezed by a Fed civil war you did not vote for.

The Federal Reserve is guiding for several cuts in the coming months. Significant rate cuts would almost certainly lead to higher bond prices. Most bond funds would benefit, some more than others. ZROZ would be one of the biggest beneficiaries.

Long-term U.S. treasuries were pushed lower Tuesday as the ouster of Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook by President Donald Trump fueled uncertainty regarding the independence of the central bank and monetary policy direction.