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Weekly Investment Commentary: Bull sentiment weakens, but bears remain M.I.A.
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Results were mixed for global equities as broad-based U.S. indexes fell modestly, while the MSCI’s EAFE, Emerging Markets and ACWI ex-USA all gained over 1%.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise as inflation data surprises
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U.S. Treasury yields rose sharply last week after inflation data showed a sharper uptick in prices than expected.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equity volatility picks up amid higher inflation data
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Global equity markets declined last week, notching their worst weekly loss since the last week of February.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equities shrug off employment miss
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Most broad-based indexes appreciated last week, with the S&P 500 enjoying its third consecutive week of gains and rising seven out of the past eight.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Inflation expectations rise as Treasury yields fall
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U.S. Treasury yields declined last week, though inflation expectations rose, as the fall was entirely driven by lower real yields and expectations for a slower pace of eventual Federal Reserve policy tightening. Economic data weakened, with a large downside miss in the April jobs report.
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Weekly Macro Update: Coiled Spring
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Exceptional garden pinks and yellows mark the arrival of seasonal spring, but the world’s economic data outline a “coiled spring".
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Rising inflation concerns drag on returns
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U.S. Treasury yields rose last week and the yield curve steepened, as the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) kept policy unchanged. The moves were driven by higher inflation expectations, as the Fed doubled down on its commitment to let the economy run hot, which benefited credit sectors.