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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields drop on dovish Fed rhetoric
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U.S. Treasury yields fell sharply after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Powell stated that he did not want to “overtighten,” supporting fixed income returns. Separately, economic data was mixed.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Oasis or mirage? Equities ponder the economic horizon
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Our base case calls for a continued deceleration of inflation through the first half of next year, although it should remain elevated and well above the Fed’s 2% target.
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Global Weekly Commentary: A new playbook for a new regime
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We see the new regime playing out and not going away. Persistent production constraints keep this regime of higher macro and market volatility in place, in our view.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Aging raises cost of curbing inflation
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The share of the U.S. population in work or seeking a job is still below pre-Covid levels.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise amid positive economic data
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U.S. Treasury yields rose and the curve flattened in response to positive U.S. economic data and hawkish comments about monetary policy from U.S. Federal Reserve officials.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: When will bonds act like bonds again?
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Investment grade fixed income (both U.S. aggregate bonds and municipals) have historically shown they usually deliver positive total returns in periods of negative equity market returns.