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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline as markets assess political discord
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U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly last week, led by 2-year maturities. Political concerns weighed on market sentiment, and escalating U.S./ China trade tensions and weakening consumer confidence data added to investor concerns.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline, but stop short of a broader risk-off move
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U.S. Treasury yields dropped significantly last week, led by longer maturities. As expected, the Federal Reserve (Fed) cut rates, although future guidance regarding policy was unclear.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise on improving trade, shifting Fed outlook
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U.S. Treasury yields rose dramatically last week, led by longer maturities. Several maturity ranges experienced their largest weekly increase since late 2016. Investor sentiment was bolstered by an improving outlook for U.S./China trade and near certain expectations for another Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut this week.
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Isn't that what you're supposed to do?
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Bond yields have reversed much of the August decline. The reasons are many.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Positive investor sentiment buoys yields
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U.S. Treasury yields rose last week as investor sentiment improved, led by longer maturities. After a soft start due to weak U.S. manufacturing data and geopolitical concerns, market sentiment was boosted by improved prospects for Brexit and a sense of easing tensions in Hong Kong and U.S./China trade talks.
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The Federated Approach to Managing Fixed-Income Investments
Federated believes that optimum results in fixed-income products are best achieved through a traditional value-based approach, using fundamental analysis with teams focused by sector to extract value from each step.
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Rx for high-SALT investors: municipal bonds
Municipal bonds can be beneficial, particularly in high-tax states.
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Late Cycle Investing Part 3: Diversifying fixed income portfolios
This year has provided a wake-up call to fixed income investors that, yes, interest rates can rise and they can rise quickly. While the sharp increase in Treasury yields dented total returns on diversified fixed income portfolios, we believe it will still be possible to earn good returns over the next few years.
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The Case for Investing in U.S. Municipal Bonds
Municipal bonds have historically appealed mainly to investors subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. However, investors not subject to these taxes, such as non-U.S. investors, are showing increasing interest in the asset class.