Guessing game over Trump's Treasury pick adds to US bond market's negative mood

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : As a result, the investment world, from global bond traders to U.S. corporate treasurers, is keenly interested in the individual's economic views and the kind of counsel they will give Trump behind closed doors.
42% : Trump in August said the president should have a "say" in Fed decisions, and according to media reports, his allies have drafted proposals to erode the Fed's independence.
19% : Campe Goodman, Wellington Management Company fixed income portfolio manager, said yields would ease if Trump nominated a Treasury secretary who makes a point of addressing worries that key Trump policies will add to the budget deficit and inflation.

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