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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields end virtually unchanged despite an active week
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U.S. Treasury yields ended the week only slightly lower, masking the week’s volatility. Rates rose early in the week, led by longer maturities, when the Federal Reserve (Fed) announced it would begin purchasing individual corporate bonds.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise on economic optimism
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Positive risk sentiment boosted U.S. Treasury yields last week, led by longer maturities. Investors appear optimistic over an expected rebound in growth as the economy reopens.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields mixed despite social turmoil
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Long U.S. Treasury yields ended last week slightly higher, while shorter-maturity yields finished lower.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise on hopes for a vaccine
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U.S. Treasury yields rose last week, as investors expressed optimism regarding developing a COVID-19 vaccine. The first 20-year Treasury issue in decades was auctioned on Wednesday, with the issue’s yield ending the week slightly lower.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline on dismal consumer data
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Treasury yields fell last week, led by longer maturities. Markets focused on a record monthly decline in core consumer goods, despite better-than-expected sentiment and manufacturing data.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Nationwide: Valuing annuity benefits for required minimum distribution and Roth conversions purposes
When deferred annuities are owned by qualified accounts these guarantees must be taken into account when calculating required
minimum distributions (RMD) and the taxable amount of a Roth IRA conversion.
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Nationwide: The position of life insurance in financial diversification
The importance of a diversified portfolio
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields plunge as coronavirus fears intensify
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U.S. Treasury yields fell to record lows last week, led by shorter maturities. The yield curve steepened as a result.