The Fixed Income Brief: Yields Head North
We start to see inflation picking up, though the Fed remains steadfast in their support for economic recovery, which has driven rates steeper.
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The Fixed Income Brief: Yields At a Crossroad
Rates are being influenced by many factors though one of the main concerns is the pace of global growth and pandemic recovery, particularly as European activity has been slower to rebound.
April 23, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Powell and the Fed Continue to Provide Stimulus
Chairman Powell committed, once again, to low rates this year and the J&J vaccine pause led to rate volatility, and ultimately, flattening of the yield curve.
April 18, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Spring Break – Yields Behave, Risk Markets Party
Fixed Income Trivia Time: Only one president has been a member of Augusta National and has a pond near #9 named after him. Which president is it and what is the name of the pond? As Q1 2021 ended,…
April 11, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The rise in COVID rates has given fixed income investors the jitters; the rise in rates has paused with Treasury yields down WoW.
March 28, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Yields March(ing) Higher
This week saw upgraded economic forecasts and long-end yields moved up in response despite the Fed re-committing to near-zero rates for the near-term future.
March 21, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: How Do You Spell Relief?
This week we saw relief from both Washington and from the CPI data; as the yield curve steepens, fixed income investors begin to bet on the next fed hike.
March 14, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Powell Fans the Flames
We saw the continuation of higher yields this week as inflation concerns, positive vaccine news, and a faster recovery remain at the forefront of fixed income markets.
March 7, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Flash Dance
The flash move for Treasuries this week shows the jitters of fixed income investors, worried of the impact of stimulus and potential inflation.
February 28, 2021