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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Yield Curve Flashing in the Danger Zone
Rates markets continue their dismal run as March’s non-farm payroll did little to dissuade investor expectations of a +50bps hike at the next FOMC meeting; the yield curve rolls over with 2-10s…
April 3, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: All Rise
Powell and the FOMC were not 100% satisfied with the market reaction from last week’s FOMC meeting and needed to reinforce their stance on taming inflation. This caused bond investors to adjust…
March 27, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Hikes Are Here
As Powell and the FOMC began their assault on stubborn inflation this week with their first rate hike since 2018, market participants question whether they are too late to act, and if so, will the…
March 20, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Lift Off
Next week will bring the first in a series of expected rate hikes this year as Chairman Powell and the FOMC assess the inflationary impacts of the Russia/Ukraine conflict and the ongoing…
March 13, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: “V” for Volatility
With Russia-Ukraine and the global spillover, inflation, and the changing Fed, there is no shortage of volatility catalysts in the market this week. The two-year chart this week even looks like a V.…
March 6, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Powell vs. Putin
First, we want to extend our thoughts to those who are impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This Brief is meant to discuss the impacts of all events on bond markets, but we do so without…
February 25, 2022
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IMTC Wins Best OMS from Risk.net in 2022
IMTC has been named Order Management System Provider of the Year by Risk.net's Markets Technology Awards 2022.
February 22, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Hut, Hut, (Double) Hike?
What was a boring week for bond investors headed into Thursday’s CPI data release became a bit more exciting as the probability increased that the Fed will move rates higher and faster than…
February 13, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Gesundheit – It’s a Global Affair
When the Fed sneezes, global rate markets tend to catch a cold. This week rates were sent higher on the back of higher global inflation data and the path set out by Powell and the FOMC last week.
February 6, 2022