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Weekly Investment Commentary: Small stands tall in the face of inflation
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Bigger isn’t always better. U.S. small cap equities underperformed their large cap counterparts by nearly 10 percentage points in 2023, causing the forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of the small cap Russell 2000 Index versus the large cap Russell 100 Index to hover near its lowest level since December 2001 (Figure 2).
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Global Markets Weekly Update: February 23, 2024
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Review the performance of global stock and bond markets over the past week, along with relevant insights from T. Rowe Price economists and investment professionals.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise as inflation data climb
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U.S. Treasury yields moved higher again last week as inflation moderated less than expected.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: With inflation warm, consider infrastructure investments
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Last week’s market pullback served as a reminder of just how fragile the current bull market has been since it has been built largely on overly dovish expectations for monetary policy and interest rates.
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Global Markets Weekly Update: February 16, 2024
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Review the performance of global stock and bond markets over the past week, along with relevant insights from T. Rowe Price economists and investment professionals.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Economic data push Treasury yields higher
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U.S. Treasury yields moved higher last week, as strong U.S. economic data and hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve rhetoric caused markets to push back expectations for rate cuts.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Magnificent munis
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U.S. Treasury yields have risen across the curve in 2024, with the 10-year yield now more than 4%. Anticipating a slowdown in economic growth, we forecast the 10-year yield to end 2024 at around 3.50%.
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Global Markets Weekly Update: February 09, 2024
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Review the performance of global stock and bond markets over the past week, along with relevant insights from T. Rowe Price economists and investment professionals.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline despite a hawkish Fed
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U.S. Treasury yields rallied last week. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Powell indicated that a rate cut in March is unlikely, and surprisingly strong U.S. employment data served as a second blow for fixed income investors hoping for early rate cuts.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Real estate beckons as rate hopes waver
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Aggressive central bank rate-hiking policies have taken a toll on private real estate markets since late 2022.
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Global Markets Weekly Update: February 02, 2024
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Review the performance of global stock and bond markets over the past week, along with relevant insights from T. Rowe Price economists and investment professionals.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields mixed on strong economic data
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U.S. Treasury yields were mixed last week and spread sectors outperformed as fourth quarter U.S. GDP exceeded expectations.