What the hell is going on in the bond market?

Draghi unleashes a snap 10 basis point cut and announces an ECB bond buyback program - further devaluing the Euro against the Dollar and boxing his successor into a QE mode.
 
Draghi unleashes a snap 10 basis point cut and announces an ECB bond buyback program - further devaluing the Euro against the Dollar and boxing his successor into a QE mode.
Resulting in a spike down in EUR/USD which lasted for an hour and then returned to where it came from. No wonder, considering that these ECB measures were already widely known/expected.
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I prefer XUB bond which is more volatile.
mr maxinger
Thx for the heads-up on UB sir.

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Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures
U.S. Treasury bonds with remaining term to maturity of not less than 25 years
U.S. Treasury Bond Futures Contract
U.S. Treasury bonds that have remaining term to maturity of at least 15 years and less than 25 years

Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures
Original issue 10-Year U.S. Treasury notes with not less than 9 years 5 months and not more than 10 years
10-Year T-Note Futures Contract
U.S. Treasury notes with a remaining term to maturity of at least six and a half years, but not more than 10 years

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https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/in...us-treasury-note_contract_specifications.html
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