The Fixed Income Brief: Pow Pow(ell)
Better jobs data and worse inflation data push the Fed to accelerate tapering as the market prices in an earlier hike in 2022.
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The Fixed Income Brief: Double Pivot
The Powell/Yellen show was in full effect this week – front running the next Fed meeting to avoid the ongoing debate around the “transitory” nature of inflation.
December 5, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Take Rates “Easy On Me,” FOMC
As Adele released her much-anticipated 30 album, fixed income investors are hoping to avoid similar emotional trauma she went through in her breakup as Powell and the FOMC begin to remove the Fed’s…
November 21, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Inflation Not So Transitory – For Now
The recent inflation numbers show that ‘transitory’ may have only been wishful thinking by the Fed; though the medium-term outlook the central bank is relying on may be under threat, investors…
November 14, 2021
Factors Affecting Fixed Income Now: Key Developments in the Muni Market
John Hallacy shares his take on how the Fed taper, passage of the infrastructure bill, and inflation will impact the muni market.
November 11, 2021
Release Notes: Expanding Industry Integrations and Value of Other Asset Types
Explore IMTC’s latest product enhancements including integrations into Bloomberg, Yield Book, Clearwater, and Longview; in addition, we’ve added the ability to monitor asset values of other…
November 11, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: “Taper is Coming” – House Powell
As tapering is (finally) confirmed and clarified by Powell, rates remained relatively flat as the wind down had already been priced in by the market.
November 7, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Investors Not Spooked by Inflation
As we head into Halloween weekend, it looks like U.S. investors are becoming less scared of inflation but are now a bit more frightened about peak growth expectations as Powell and the Fed plan to…
October 31, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Taxes, TIPS, and Earnings
More clarity around fiscal stimulus, price inflation, and earnings sends interest rates and risk markets higher.
October 24, 2021