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InsightsBond Markets

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
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Bond Market Sends Yields to Lows Amid Skepticism on Growth Outlook

Investors are becoming more skeptical on the growth outlook as infections rise across the United States, sending bond market yields through recent lows. Fixed income portfolio managers are getting…
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

Investors Seek Yield Despite Rising Re-Lockdown Fears

As fears of a reinstated lockdown hit the market, fixed income portfolio managers continue to assess the downward shift. Bond spreads continue to widen though new issuance remains high as corporate…
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Longest Day of the Year & the Largest Single-Day Increase in COVID-19 Cases

As summer officially begins with the longest day of the year across the northern hemisphere the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that June 20th marked the largest single-day increase in…
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InsightsFuture of the Industry

Agility: The Cornerstone of Modern Investment Management

In today’s hyper competitive environment, continuing with business as usual is no longer an option and modern investment managers are taking action to thrive in an unpredictable and interconnected…
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

Worries of a Second Wave Hit Investors as Munis Remain a Safe Haven

Markets pause in the face of a second wave of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and reports of concentrated outbreaks in China. Coming off a strong first week of June, last week was a reality check for…
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InsightsBond Markets

A Diverging Retail Sector: A Comparison of Corporate Bonds

Retail has been in the news of late due to a number of the high-profile bankruptcies and the overall struggle of the industry due to lockdown measures in the wake of the COVID-19. This look at recent…
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

Strong Bond ETF and Muni Recoveries as Markets Look Positive

As protests continue the conversation around race in this country, the markets began looking to a long-term economic recovery with gains in both the equity and bond markets. Europe focuses on the…
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

Continuing IG Bond Issuances and Political Unrest

As the United States seems to have turned a corner on coronavirus, the focus has shifted to political unrest across the country and geopolitical concerns with China. In addition, IG new issuance…