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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline; markets await the Fed
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U.S. Treasury rates declined modestly last week, led by 10-year maturities and followed by 5- and 2- year yields. Markets focused on deteriorating Brexit negotiations and mixed U.S. economic data. Markets expect no policy changes when the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) meets this week.
Retirement
next: Millennial magnet - Attract and retain the largest generation in the U.S. workforce
In our second issue of next, we discuss how some of the factors may affect your role as a fiduciary in building effective retirement plans, including the effect changing interest rates may have on target date funds.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Dovish central banks push Treasury yields lower
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U.S. Treasury rates fell last week across the yield curve, led by 5- and 10-year maturities. The European Central Bank (ECB) surprised markets with a new round of stimulative bank financing, and U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) officials indicated the Fed will likely hold firm on rates at the March meeting. These dovish actions helped spark a risk-off mode for financial markets, benefiting Treasuries and other government bonds.