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The Fixed Income Brief: Bond Market Riding the Waves

The fixed income markets ended mostly flat on the week - Treasuries tightened but better-than-expected earnings drove optimism towards the end of the week. Leading up to the election, we continue to see small movements ...

10/18/2020 Market Commentary

The Fixed Income Brief: No Debate, Risk Assets Had a Great Week

Fixed income markets have been less euphoric than the equity markets on a stimulus package and clear election results, but regardless, rates have still moved higher and investors continue to buy spread assets as risks ...

10/11/2020 Market Commentary

The Fixed Income Brief: Bond Investors in a Wait and See Mode

Fixed income markets have remained relatively stable as portfolio managers stay in a holding pattern until after the U.S. election; yields ended slightly higher on optimism of a stimulus package from Congress.

10/4/2020 Market Commentary

The Fixed Income Brief: The Calm Before the Storm

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 economic data while ...

9/27/2020 Market Commentary

The Fixed Income Brief: Bond Markets Remain in Risk-off Mode

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 increased default ...

9/20/2020 Market Commentary

The Fixed Income Brief: Markets Begin to Feel the Heat

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 and commodity prices, ...

9/13/2020 Market Commentary

The Fixed Income Brief: The Fed Leaves Fixed Income Investors In Flux

The Fed’s policy shift was the key driver of bond investor sentiment this week. We saw a decent steepening of the yield curve as the Fed re-committed to low rates for the foreseeable future whilst throwing uncertainty ...

8/30/2020 Market Commentary

The Fixed Income Brief: A Balance of Risks Keep Markets on Pause

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 government stimulus ...

8/23/2020 Market Commentary

The Fixed Income Brief: Yields Rise Despite Washington’s Stalemate

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 increasing inflows.

8/16/2020 Market Commentary