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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise, awaiting inflation data and the Fed
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U.S. Treasury yields rose after the prior week’s rally, amid strong labor market data. This week we expect another modest rise in core U.S. inflation and no change to U.S. Federal Reserve policy.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Time for stocking up on defensive positions
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Three kings who traverse afar, three ships that come sailing in and three spirits on a mission to redeem the miserly Scrooge — ’tis the season of threes.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: A dovish Fed pressures Treasury yields lower
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U.S. Treasury yields declined sharply and the yield curve steepened. Comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials were more dovish than expected, and global growth and inflation data were mostly weaker.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Privately protect against economic erosion
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One investment area to consider is private credit, where deal flow has picked up materially over the last couple of months.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields fall on softer U.S. inflation data
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U.S. Treasury yields fell across the curve after softer-than-expected inflation data. Core prices rose at their slowest rate in more than two years.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: A bumper crop of portfolio potential
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Over the river and through the woods to consistency we go. Historically an effective hedge against inflation, real assets appear well-suited to the current macro backdrop.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Hawkish Fed rhetoric boosts Treasury yields
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U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly last week. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Powell signaled no urgency to continue hiking rates, while pushing back against market pricing for aggressive rate cuts next year. Nevertheless, spread sectors generally performed well.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Stronger earnings point to emerging opportunities
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The EM landscape isn’t monolithic, but we’re finding opportunities among economies where growth is outperforming expectations, while exercising caution toward those with sluggish macro conditions or thorny idiosyncratic risks.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline as central banks hold steady
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The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined substantially last week after major central banks – including the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England – kept interest rates steady and economic data disappointed versus expectations.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Where to allocate as the Fed hesitates
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Cause for pause: Economy grows, inflation slows. Equity and fixed income markets rallied in the wake of last week’s U.S. Federal Reserve decision to keep its benchmark fed funds rate unchanged for the second meeting in a row.
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The Fed remains on hold, but proceeding carefully
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Tony Rodriguez summarizes the outcome of the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
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The Long View: The Crux
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ClearBridge Investments: The toughest test for investors lies ahead as stimulus and consumer resilience fade while lagged effects of rate hikes take hold.