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Weekly Market Compass: The economy may not truly turn the page until spring
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It might be 2021, but it doesn’t feel like a new year in many parts of the world. We haven’t yet turned the page on all the difficulties of the past year, so it seems like we are stuck in 2020. Or as my colleague aptly put it, this is just Dec. 49, 2020.
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Weekly Macro Update: Value or Values?
As investors increasingly seek strategies that both deliver returns and advance core values, asset managers have been testing different approaches.
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Congressional Review Act: Democrats Leave Key Regulatory Tool On Table—Why?
Many Democrats on Capitol Hill, and the party’s left flank, are itching to eliminate the legislative filibuster in order to get the Biden agenda into law.
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Forget The Fox…What Do The Dots Say?
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“What does the fox say?” got me thinking about last week’s Federal Reserve meeting and “What do the dots say?”
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BMO Market Charts: March 19, 2021
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At this timelast year, equity markets were in free-fall as the effects of the coronavirus rapidly developed. One year later, equities have recovered and are now above their 2020 pre-crisis peaks.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: March 19, 2021
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Read the Weekly Market Snapshot to stay up-to-date with stock markets and sectors, bond market returns and financial news for the week.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise as the Fed upgrades its outlook
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10-year U.S. Treasury yields rose another 10 basis points (bps) last week, the seventh consecutive weekly increase, and are now up 65 bps over that period. The Federal Reserve (Fed) upgraded its economic forecasts but maintained its commitment to keep rates at zero over the medium term, pushing long-term interest rates higher.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Expect volatility as the focus returns to the Fed
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Equity markets fell last week driven by investors’ reaction to the Federal Reserve meeting, which underscored expectations for a strong economic recovery, but did little to quell fears over rising inflation and bond yields.
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AAM Viewpoints: Mind The Gap
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The first quarter of 2021 witnessed the continued migration from Growth to Value stocks. The performance gap between Growth and Value (as measured by the corresponding Russell indices) has narrowed significantly. This is something that – albeit expected – is a normal rotation that happens in every economic growth cycle.