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Weekly Macro Update: The Best Way to Get a Car Out of a Ditch
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And how investors should judge the next round of government spending.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields remain stable in a quiet week
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U.S. Treasury yields were little changed last week, as the Federal Reserve (Fed) was in a pre-meeting communications blackout period and there were few notable economic releases. No significant policy changes are expected at this week’s Fed meeting, but asset purchases are expected to continue for some time.
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Weekly Market Compass: The next few months could be a slog for these economies
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What a week — both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite Indexes reached all-time highs last Thursday, but we also saw a reversal of the rotation from growth/defensives to cyclicals in both European and US markets.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Equity markets experience a sense of déjà vu
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U.S. equities hit new highs last week before pulling back on Friday. Broad indexes were positive for the holiday-shortened week with leadership shifting from coronavirus-impacted cyclical and value stocks that have led recently, back to growth and defensive stocks that dominated most of 2020.
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AAM Viewpoints: Let’s party like it’s 1999!
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As the calendar changed from 2020 to 2021, I can’t help but find an environment that is truly surreal. We have a raging global pandemic on our hands that is getting markedly worse on a day-by-day basis, we have vaccines that are sitting in warehouses being administered at one-tenth the rate that is necessary to accomplish the task at hand and we have millions without a job with difficult prospects of getting one in the near future.
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Global Weekly Commentary: The new nominal takes shape
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We have long flagged the potential for higher inflation in the medium term, and markets have awoken to this prospect amid expectations for large U.S. fiscal stimulus. We don’t see this derailing the risk asset rally in the near term.
Fixed Income Insights
Positioning for Higher Yields
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With higher government bond yields looking increasingly likely, Head of U.S. Fixed Income Greg Wilensky explains why investors should consider how much interest rate risk they have in their portfolios, and make sure it is appropriate for their needs.
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Bond markets finished the year with a strong tone
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As the economy gained steam in the second half of 2020, credit spreads narrowed to end the year only slightly higher than January levels. Investors who held their positions throughout this tumultuous time were rewarded for their patience, illustrating the importance of a long-term time horizon.