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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

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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Market CommentaryBond Markets

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.
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

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.
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

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,…
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Product UpdatesProducts & Solutions

Release Notes: Enhance Visibility into Portfolio Optimizations with Targets and Buy Lists

Explore IMTC's latest product enhancements including targets and buy lists, both of which help provide increased insights in portfolio optimization.