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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Stay the Course

Despite a couple of disappointing monthly nonfarm payroll figures, the Fed will likely continue to take steps to initiate the tapering of open market purchases.
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The Fixed Income Brief: Powell’s Frustration

All the Fed speak in the world cannot combat the real-world impact consumers are facing when it comes to experiencing higher prices in all facets of the economy. Despite being frustrated by the…
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The Fixed Income Brief: The Start of Fall Brings out the Fed

Chairman Powell and the Fed pull forward interest rate increases, preparing the market for normalization.
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The Fixed Income Brief: Inching Closer to Clarity Ahead of Fed and Central Bank Meetings

Continued uncertainty around the delta variant and Biden’s tax plan drove markets lower despite positivity from earnings season.
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The Fixed Income Brief: Not Too Fast, Not Too Furious – Focused on Tapering

The taper is coming this year, but the pace will be tame in comparison to the last time the Fed looked to unwind their open market positions, as the pandemic risk lingers on and threatens the global…
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The Fixed Income Brief: How Long Will the Fed’s Punchbowl Last?

Rates rose this week in anticipation of any potential signal from Powell around a reduction in the Fed’s extremely loose monetary policy.
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The Fixed Income Brief: Back to School as Fed Takes Lessons From Past Mistakes

U.S. rates settling lower this week on risk aversion around the Fed potentially tapering sooner than the market originally anticipated.
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The Fixed Income Brief: Markets Put the Fed on the Clock

Markets are balancing the positive progress of the infrastructure deal, economic data, and a solid earnings quarter versus the worsening global growth picture due to the Delta variant.
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The Fixed Income Brief: Rates Driven by Data

Economic data caused big moves in fixed income markets this week with July’s payroll report leading to higher rates overall.