It’s not a good look for equities now as US futures pare almost all of its earlier gains, despite even getting help from a gap higher at the open. European indices are also now all in the red, with the Eurostoxx down roughly 0.3% currently. It once again highlights the fact that the bond market is in charge of proceedings and traders are back to focusing on that after month-end and quarter-end last week.

10-year Treasury yields are up nearly 6 bps to 4.63% at the moment and threatening a further push higher amid the breakout since the middle of last month. That in turn is also underpinning the US dollar, as the greenback leads the charge across the board.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.