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Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Election 2022: All About the Economy
Four words uttered thirty years ago perhaps best capture the lens through which to view presidential and midterm elections: “It’s the economy, stupid.”
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Risk-off tone leaves Treasury yields mixed
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U.S. Treasury yields finished last week mixed, with longer maturities higher and shorter issues falling a similar magnitude. Global macro weakness has put downward pressure on risk assets and upward pressure on yields the last few weeks.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Catastrophe Coming?
While the markets have recouped some of those losses this morning, investors are clearly getting jittery.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Fed taper looks likely, boosting Treasury yields
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U.S. Treasury yields closed higher last week, led by longer maturities. The Federal Reserve (Fed) indicated it would likely announce a reduction in asset purchases at its November meeting.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
What Happens When the Clock Strikes Midnight?
The House and Senate are back in session this week for the first time since July. They are replaying a Cinderella story no one in Washington (or the stock market) likes: the end-of the-fiscal-year scramble to fund the federal government before the clock strikes midnight on September 30.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise slightly as economic data strengthen
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U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly last week on strong economic data, even as inflation moderated more than expected.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Budget Reconciliation: Dems in Disarray?
With a long list of priorities that lawmakers need to tackle over the fall term, the partisan bickering will be as hot as the air in the Washington swamp.