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Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Fed keeps its foot on the gas as the virus threatens the recovery
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Viewpoints from the July 2020 Fed Meeting. The Fed hints at a new policy framework.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Multiple Treasury yields hit all-time lows
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U.S. Treasury yields fell again last week, with the 2-, 5- and 10-year yields reaching record lows.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: Stocks climb, but so does unemployment
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Equities ended higher, with the S&P 500 Index up 1.7%. The U.S. dollar was down for the sixth straight week, hitting its lowest level since May 2018.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: Technology stocks drag equities lower
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All major equity indexes finished lower last week, with the S&P 500 down 0.3% and the technology-heavy NASDAQ down more than 1%.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Long Treasury yields decline, but risk assets fare well
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Long U.S. Treasury yields fell last week, while short yields held steady.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields hold steady as U.S. virus cases rise further
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U.S. Treasury yields traded in a tight range and ended the week slightly lower. Investors weighed concerns about the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases versus optimism over a potential vaccine.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: Stocks grind higher, but risks remain elevated
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Stock prices rose for a third consecutive week, bringing prices back to where they were in early June. Investors largely shrugged off news of growing coronavirus cases in many areas of the U.S. and world and looked past possibilities of renewed economic shutdowns.