The Fixed Income Brief: Every Breath You Take
The Fed meeting dominates fixed income investors’ attention this week as they feel the pressure of figuring out how rates will behave in the 2H of 2021.
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The Fixed Income Brief: Whites of Their Eyes
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” is how economists are approaching the raising of U.S. rates and inflation.
June 13, 2021
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.
June 6, 2021
The Fixed Income Brief: Walking on Sunshine
Rates remained relatively stable this week as fixed income investors stay focused on future Fed activity.
May 23, 2021
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.
May 16, 2021
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.
May 9, 2021
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.
May 2, 2021
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.
April 23, 2021
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.
April 18, 2021