Investor focus will start narrowing in on politics and the election, but COVID-19’s impact on economic activity continues to be top of mind for investors. The yield curve flattens on disappointing…
Fed Chairman Powell reiterated the uncertainty and limited impact that policy has to protect jobs and the economy. Fixed income markets remain stable despite geopolitical risks with anticipation of…
The Fixed Income Brief informs portfolio managers of bond market highlights. IMTC's new weekly digest provides key information on bond market yields, spreads, ratings changes, and economic activity.
Further uncertainty is mounting and though most of the risks remain geopolitical in nature, it’s causing markets to behave in an erratic manor. Investors have already seen this begin in equities…
Fixed income portfolio managers have access to a much wider range of data than ever before and those that understand the information are much better positioned to make more confident investment…
Markets remained relatively steady over the past week with only minor activity in the dog days of summer. While positive earnings and manufacturing and homes sales bolstered sentiment, a lack of…
Markets were bolstered by promising economic data and stabilization of COVID cases. Yields rise as a result, particularly in the high yield and emerging markets space, while munis continue to see…
With so much uncertainty affecting fixed income markets as we head into a presidential election, it's a good time for bond managers to take some chips off the table, lock in some gains, and actively…
Weekly jobless claims data came in better than expected with 1.186 million last week compared to economist expectations of 1.42 million. Fixed income markets continue to see rates move lower with…