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Global Weekly Commentary: Tighter policy all around
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The Bank of Japan surprised markets last week after it tweaked its yield curve control policy again, joining a tightening wave across developed markets (DM).
Fixed Income Insights
Municipal bonds: Technical tailwinds persist and credit remains strong
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Outlook on the quarter ahead from Daniel Close, Head of Municipals.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise, awaiting Fed action
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U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly, retracing some of the recent rally, ahead of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. Markets are pricing in almost 100% odds of a rate hike in the continued effort to control U.S. inflation.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Extra credit may be a plus for portfolios
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Against this backdrop of economic resilience, a likely stop to Fed rate hikes and little evidence of broadly deteriorating fundamentals, we believe commercial real estate — along with select “plus” fixed income credit sectors — warrant consideration for investors seeking higher yields and total returns.
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Global Weekly Commentary: Central bank inflation fight to carry on
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The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB) are set to hike rates again this week, yet markets have been taking this in stride.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Softer inflation data leave Treasury yields lower
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U.S. Treasury yields fell on softer inflation data, helping fixed income to broadly gain.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Peak inflation piques investor interest
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Across the municipal bond landscape, we continue to prefer pairing credit risk with duration risk.