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The Fixed Income Brief: The Fed Leaves Fixed Income Investors In Flux
The Fed’s policy shift was the key driver of bond investor sentiment this week. We saw a decent steepening of the yield curve as the Fed re-committed to low rates for the foreseeable future whilst…
August 30, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: A Balance of Risks Keep Markets on Pause
Markets remained relatively steady over the past week with only minor activity in the dog days of summer. While positive earnings and manufacturing and homes sales bolstered sentiment, a lack of…
August 23, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Yields Rise Despite Washington’s Stalemate
Markets were bolstered by promising economic data and stabilization of COVID cases. Yields rise as a result, particularly in the high yield and emerging markets space, while munis continue to see…
August 16, 2020
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InsightsBond Markets

Fixed Income and the Ballot Box: Caution Ahead of the 2020 Election
With so much uncertainty affecting fixed income markets as we head into a presidential election, it's a good time for bond managers to take some chips off the table, lock in some gains, and actively…
August 12, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Rates Lower Again as Washington Continues to Squabble
Weekly jobless claims data came in better than expected with 1.186 million last week compared to economist expectations of 1.42 million. Fixed income markets continue to see rates move lower with…
August 9, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Rates Lower as Hope for an Economic Recovery Dims
U.S. gross domestic product plunged by a record 32.9% in the second quarter and even though the number was not as bad as originally feared (exp. -34.7%), economic activity remains limited by the…
August 2, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Are Re-Opening Rollbacks Impacting the Economic Rebound?
As COVID-19 continues to surge in the U.S., rollbacks in opening the economy are stifling market expectations. We see investors continue to remain cautious as spreads tighten, the yield curve…
July 26, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Rates Remain Steady but Demand for Spread Assets Continues
U.S. Treasury rates were relatively unchanged week over week but demand for corporates and municipals persists. Continued negative headlines around the increased number of COVID cases and the…
July 19, 2020
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Fixed Income and the Ballot Box: Investor Expectations for the 2020 U.S. Election
“In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.” --Benjamin Graham, 1934
July 15, 2020