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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Stair Master
Powell and the FOMC brought out the big guns - 0.50 caliber status we might say - and the Fed intends to use it at least a couple more times. This takes any chance of +75bps off the table and lays…
May 8, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Hollywood Ending?
The Fed takes center stage this week as it attempts to dance its way out of inflation, whilst trying not to sour the tone of the music. The expected +50bps is priced in, but Chairman Powell’s…
May 1, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: The Everchanging Dot-Plot
The Fed has signaled that they could be even more aggressive than they have currently forecasted, increasing chances of recession over the next two years, and having traders scramble to predict the…
April 24, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Balancing Act
Fed minutes confirmed what many bond investors anticipated: the Fed will be more aggressive on hikes and trimming its balance sheet as it plays catch up on reining in inflation.
April 10, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Yield Curve Flashing in the Danger Zone
Rates markets continue their dismal run as March’s non-farm payroll did little to dissuade investor expectations of a +50bps hike at the next FOMC meeting; the yield curve rolls over with 2-10s…
April 3, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: All Rise
Powell and the FOMC were not 100% satisfied with the market reaction from last week’s FOMC meeting and needed to reinforce their stance on taming inflation. This caused bond investors to adjust…
March 27, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Hikes Are Here
As Powell and the FOMC began their assault on stubborn inflation this week with their first rate hike since 2018, market participants question whether they are too late to act, and if so, will the…
March 20, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: Lift Off
Next week will bring the first in a series of expected rate hikes this year as Chairman Powell and the FOMC assess the inflationary impacts of the Russia/Ukraine conflict and the ongoing…
March 13, 2022
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Market CommentaryBond Markets

The Fixed Income Brief: “V” for Volatility
With Russia-Ukraine and the global spillover, inflation, and the changing Fed, there is no shortage of volatility catalysts in the market this week. The two-year chart this week even looks like a V.…
March 6, 2022