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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Time Will Tell
Peak growth concerns coinciding with the peak inflation reprieve are keeping investors and rates at bay for now, but the upcoming U.S. government spending and a significant uptick in global COVID…
July 18, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Not So Fast
Fixed income markets took a 180 this week as inflationary fears turned to growth concerns, sending yields to their lowest levels since early 2020.
July 11, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Eye of the Storm
Fixed income markets were calm this week following the Fed’s domination of the narrative last week, but investors are seeing this summer window as simply the ‘eye of the storm’.
June 27, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Every Breath You Take
The Fed meeting dominates fixed income investors’ attention this week as they feel the pressure of figuring out how rates will behave in the 2H of 2021.
June 20, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Whites of Their Eyes
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” is how economists are approaching the raising of U.S. rates and inflation.
June 13, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Flow State
As the globe continues to recover from the pandemic, investors need to contend with elevated economic expectations and the uneven recovery we may experience.
June 6, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Walking on Sunshine
Rates remained relatively stable this week as fixed income investors stay focused on future Fed activity.
May 23, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Nickel Ain’t Worth a Dime
The Fed PR campaign around the U.S. CPI data was effective in helping to keep rates relatively unchanged this week, but geopolitical forces helped as well.
May 16, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: May Day Mayday
Job gains stall in April, but investors see the break in the recent positive trend in unemployment as only temporary.
May 9, 2021