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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Long Treasury yields rise as the Fed adjusts its inflation strategy
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) announced a shift in its approach to maintaining stable prices, now targeting an inflation rate that “averages 2 percent over time.” Longer maturity Treasury yields rose on the news. Non-Treasury sectors generally fared well last week, with the exception of longer-duration assets.
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BMO Market Charts - August 31st, 2020
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The S&P 500 has seen new record highs since bottoming on March 17th, with nearly half of stocks returning over 50% during that time period
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No One Could Predict How Advisors And Their Clients Would React To The Recent Market Sell Off
Early on, the COVID-19 pandemic had a sharp impact on the stock and bond markets, and, in turn, advisor and investor decision making.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: With stocks at all-time highs, what could go wrong?
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Equity prices rose last week, with the S&P 500 Index advancing 0.7% to hit a new record high.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Risk-off sentiment leads Treasury yields lower
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U.S. Treasury yields fell steadily last week, led by longer maturities, and the yield curve flattened significantly. Wednesday’s 20-year maturity auction overwhelmed investor demand and pushed yields briefly higher, but cautious attitudes prevailed and yields fell again in the following days.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: August 21, 2020
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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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Trends in Advisor Behavior During Market Volatility - Week of August 17, 2020
While cash allocations have remained slightly elevated from pre-pandemic averages, there has been no meaningful change to cash allocations since mid-June.
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BMO Market Charts - August 20th, 2020
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The debt-to-GDP ratio of Advanced Economies is unprecedented –2020 debt levels have surpassed the previous high seen during World War Two.