Shifting correlations may also be driving Treasury term premia

One factor that may have contributed to higher Treasury term premia, as posited recently by the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee in connection with the Quarterly Refunding, is a shift in the correlation between US government bonds and equities. We doubt the shift will unwind a lot in the next year or so.

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