Inside the Currency Market: Mechanics, Valuation, and Strategies

U.S. Treasury Yield Curves and 2- and 10-Year Notes

Yield curves can be viewed in their entirety to observe trades. See Exhibit 6.13, the four-month chart of the Treasury yield curve shown earlier in the chapter, and notice the difference between the two- and 10-year bond yields. Notice Exhibit 6.14, a monthly chart of British pound/U.S. dollar. As spreads between the two- and 10-year yields widened from February to March, the euro/U.S. dollar and British pound/U.S. dollar trended down. March to April saw a compression of spreads and a rally occurred. April to May witnessed long-end, 10-year, and two-year yields retreat that again caused a trend down. May to June witnessed another compression of spreads at the two-year and higher yields at the ...