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Fixed Income Insights
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.
Fixed Income Insights
The Dire Outlook for Bonds in the Wake of COVID-19
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Over the coming decade or two, bonds are unlikely to fulfill their dual role of income and capital preservation. Bond investors will be forced to choose between income or capital preservation, and there is a good chance they could end up with neither.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise as inflation creeps slightly higher
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U.S. Treasury yields generally rose across the curve last week, led by the longer end of the curve. Multiple maturities hit their highest yields since late June/early July.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: Investors look past negatives as stocks approach record highs
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U.S. equities finished higher for the third week in a row, with the S&P 500 up 0.6%.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury refunding plans boost yields
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U.S. Treasury yields moved higher last week, led by longer maturities.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Investment Commentary: Stocks approach new highs as risks remain elevated
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U.S. equities rallied again last week, with the S&P 500 Index climbing 2.5% as it approached a new all-time high.
Portfolio Construction Insights
How rates rise matters
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In prior rising rate environments, various parts of the municipal yield curve reacted differently based on economic conditions and the pace and scale of Fed activity.
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.