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The Fixed Income Brief: Pace Yourself is Powell’s New Year’s Resolution
Fixed income investors are anticipating additional stimulus but fear inflation on the back of increased government spending; Powell reiterates that bond market programs won’t be tapered soon.
January 17, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Senate Goes 50/50 and Rates Rise
Who said 2021 was going to better than 2020? 2020 vibes are still lingering out there as investors are already looking towards the back half of 2021 for some sense of normalcy and recovery for the…
January 10, 2021
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InsightsBond Markets

The 2021 Outlook for Fixed Income
From a 10,000-foot view, the outlook for bond investors is that the markets will be determined by the recovery from the pandemic, and that recovery will not follow a straight line upward.
January 5, 2021
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Turning the Page on 2020
We made it. We’re in the 2020 holiday season and for many reasons people could not wait for this year to end. Fixed income investors hope to see another year with these types of positive YTD…
December 20, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Risk Sentiment Sours on Lockdowns
Fixed income markets have pulled back as virus-related deaths cause investors to pause ahead of the last full week of trading in 2020.
December 13, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Long Rates Surge Even as Hospitalizations Surge
Markets have seen a positive tone this week despite rising COVID cases with rates increasing and the yield curve steepening.
December 6, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: A Portion of Mickey Mouse’s Debt Gets Cut
Though COVID-19 cases mount and hospitalizations increase, the fixed income market sees an end in sight to the pandemic in upcoming vaccines, however, the path to get there is full of unknowns.
November 22, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Volatility as Election & Vaccine Announced
Fixed income investors digest the announcement of the President-elect, contested election results, announcement of a COVID vaccine, and a surge in COVID cases globally.
November 15, 2020
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Divided Government Drives Rally in Bond Spreads
As the U.S. finalizes election results, fixed income investors see the political gridlock of a divided government as a Goldilocks scenario. With the Fed remaining steadfast in support of the market,…
November 8, 2020