Bullish Treasuries View Is Contrarian: Markets Analysis

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 15, 2026 at 07:50  |  3:17  |  Bloomberg Markets
Speakers
Mark Cudmore — Executive Editor, Bloomberg Live / Macro Strategist

Summary

Mark Cudmore lays out a contrarian bullish call on Treasuries and global long-end bonds for the next couple of months, expecting long-end yields to fall. He cites a shift in oil's risk premium to the downside, a likely Fed hike that restores credibility, attractive yields, and countercyclical pressures from high yields. He also flags fiscal concerns as a potential next-year story that could push yields higher again.

  • Mark Cudmore makes a contrarian bullish call on Treasuries and global long-end bonds.
  • He expects long-end yields to fall over the next couple of months.
  • Oil's asymmetric risk has shifted to the downside after failing to break a recent high.
  • A Fed hike is over 90% priced and delivering it may restore credibility.
  • AI spending slowdown is discussed as a possible but slow-moving bond catalyst.
  • Fiscal concerns are not yet priced and may become a next-year story.
  • Higher yields are described as countercyclical because they can hurt stocks and oil.
Ideas
Mark Cudmore Executive Editor, Bloomberg Live / Macro Strategist 0:15
Bullish Treasuries for next two months
He is bullish on long-end Treasuries and global long-end bonds for the next couple of months, expecting long-end yields to fall. Catalysts include: Trump's shift on the Iran war adding an oil risk premium but with oil now having asymmetric downside; a Fed hike over 90% priced, with delivery restoring credibility and bringing down long-end yields even if the front end bumps; a possible AI spending slowdown as a bigger but slower trigger; attractive yields, with the 10-year yield needing to rise about 70bp over the next year to make him wrong; and countercyclical pressures from higher yields hurting stocks and oil, which drives growth fears and Treasury buying. He sees lower yields a month from now and lower than current by year-end.
Mark Cudmore Executive Editor, Bloomberg Live / Macro Strategist 0:59
Oil risk skewed to downside now
Oil has a fresh risk premium after Trump said the war won't be resolved before the midterms, but despite negative oil news over the last 4-5 days, oil has failed to break its Thursday high. With the Iran path unknown, the asymmetric risk is now to the downside in oil prices for the first time in months.
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