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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yield curve flattens as the Fed remains steady
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Shorter U.S. Treasury yields rose while the 30-year yield fell slightly last week, causing the yield curve to flatten. The Federal Reserve (Fed) made no changes to monetary policy last week, and Chair Jerome Powell’s comments seemed to support the view that the Fed has no clear bias toward a cut or hike as its next move.
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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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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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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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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise as the risk-on trade continues
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U.S. Treasury yields increased last week, led by the 5-year and closely followed by 30-year maturities. Investors continued to focus on global issues, as U.S. economic data was light throughout the week. Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting minutes reinforced a patient policy approach and benign outlook for inflation.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary - Risk-on market tone boosts Treasury yields
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U.S. Treasury yields rose last week, led by 10- and 30-year maturities. Investors grew more optimistic about prospects for global growth, causing yields to rise and the yield curve to steepen. Favorable economic data in China pushed rates higher in overnight trading sessions Monday and Wednesday. Market expectations for a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut in 2019 fell steadily last week.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline over global growth concerns
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U.S. Treasury yields declined across the curve last week, led by 30- year maturities. The drop was due in part to continued concerns over global growth. The 3-month/10-year yield curve inversion abated, but the curve may invert again in the near future. The market is split on whether the next Federal Reserve (Fed) move will be a rate hike or cut.
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What volatility means for retirement plan participants
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Market volatility doesn’t have to interfere with retirement outcomes. Here are three ways volatility can impact plan participants and three ways to manage it.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: A dovish Fed drives Treasury yields lower
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U.S. Treasury yields declined sharply last week, led by 5-year maturities. Dovish comments from the Federal Reserve (Fed) fueled a move lower on Wednesday. Risk-off sentiment continued on Friday due to disappointing economic data out of Europe. The spread between the 10-year Treasury and the 3-month T-bill yields inverted, indicating a higher risk of recession over the next 12 months.