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Weekly Investment Commentary: With stocks again at record highs, where do we go from here?
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A rally on Friday helped stock markets finish slightly higher for the week. Investors were cheered by a stronger-than-expected jobs report, which showed the U.S. economy is continuing to improve. Corporate earnings news was also generally good, which helped sentiment. For the week, the S&P 500 Index rose 0.2%.
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AAM Viewpoints: Regardless of Outcome, The U.S.-China Trade Dispute May Accelerate the U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance
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Most reports suggest that trade talks between the U.S. and China are progressing at a measured pace and that an agreement is near completion. The expectation that a deal will be reached looks to be priced into the stock market, so a positive outcome would likely be met with sighs of relief instead of champagne corks popping.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline on global growth concerns
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U.S. Treasury yields declined across all maturities last week, led by the short end of the yield curve. Weak economic data in Europe triggered the mid-week decrease, although Treasury yields declined less than European yields. The decline continued Friday with U.S. GDP data showing underlying weakness. The Federal Reserve (Fed) meets this week, but we don’t expect any significant news.
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AAM Viewpoints – Corporate Bond Trends
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In the 4th quarter (Q4) investors began preparing for the credit cycle to come to an end and concerns mounted related to potential corporate downgrades. Corporate spreads widened during Q4 and presented opportunities for investors in lower investment grade and high yield credits as Q1 2019 was a strong quarter for risk assets. The ICE BofAML US Corporate BBB Index spread tightened by 52 basis points (bps) and BB credits are 140 bps tighter than they finished 2018 (see the Option Adjusted Spread (OAS) changes in the table below). High yield bonds have rallied more so far this year making BBBs look cheap on a relative basis. The lowest investment grade bonds, rated in the BBB range, lagged high grade credits in Q4, but were up 5.57% in Q1 and have annualized 7.91% over the past 10 years.
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Economic and Capital Market Review
Clark Capital's Client Portfolio Management Team shares our latest assessment of five key economic indicators and investment ideas for today's markets.
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Asset Allocation Viewpoints
Our Asset Allocation Viewpoints can help you have more actionable conversations with clients. Get the latest thinking from our Asset Allocation Committee—comprised of some of our most senior investment professionals—to find out what’s resonating with other intermediaries.
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AAM Viewpoints: Municipal Bond Portfolios, Recent Federal Tax Reform, and Unintended Consequences
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With the new federal tax legislation capping state and local tax (SALT) deductions at a maximum of $10,000 for Federal taxes, in the case of high state income tax states, the unintended consequence may be that Municipal Bond investors residing in those states have become too highly concentrated in their own state-issued municipal bonds.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields remain steady in a quiet week
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U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly during in a holiday-shortened week. The biggest movement came on Tuesday, with a just over 3 basis points (bps) increase in the 10-year maturity, after stronger-than-expected data from China. The Federal Reserve (Fed) is still not committed to a specific path for interest rates, and the market is not expecting a hike in 2019.
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Market Week in Review: What three ingredients are contributing to the current strong global economy?
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In today's episode of Market Week in Review, when Head of AIS Business Solutions Sophie Antal Gilbert was joined by Quantitative Investment Strategist, Dr. Kara Ng, they laid out the three ingredients which are contributing to the current strong global economy.