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Interest Rates
February 4 2026
Fixed Income .
Article

5 minute read

Rate realities await the next Fed Chair
February 4 2026

Yield curve dynamics may be in flux once Warsh is in office.

January 29 2026
Fixed Income .
Article

5 minute read

A cap on credit cards?


January 29 2026

What to expect if Washington imposes lower limits on credit card rates.

January 26 2026
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Investment-grade bonds get green light from investors
January 28 2026

With attractive yields and solid credit, demand for corporate bonds continues to be strong.

January 23 2026
Fixed Income .
Article

6 minute read

Living in the now
January 23 2026

If the future keeps bond investors awake at night, the present is complicated too.

January 20 2026
2026 Outlook .
Article

5 minute read

Q4 2025 - The proverbial tree falling in the forest
January 14 2026

Data-dependent bond markets shrugged off uncertainty to end a strong year.

January 13 2026
Markets/Economy .
Article

5 minute read

Make housing affordable again
January 13 2026

The Trump administration may be in a hurry to solve this problem.

January 7 2026
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Treasury yields reflect a curious equilibrium to start the year
January 7 2026

The Federal Reserve is waiting and watching.

January 7 2026
Liquidity .
Article

3 minute read

Muni money market funds in the new year
January 7 2026

Federated Hermes 2026 outlook series.

November 25 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

8 minute read

Themes and variations for bond markets
November 25 2025

Investors have some dissonance to consider in the year ahead.

November 6 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Yields look biased downward
November 6 2025

Many signs point toward continued Federal Reserve easing

November 6 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Where can bond investors find value in a rate-cutting cycle?

October 21 2025

The Fed’s resumption of its rate-cutting cycle presents investors with an attractive window to allocate to short duration bonds

October 10 2025
Equity .
Article

3 minute read

The income conundrum (and a potential solution)
October 10 2025

Why yields are down but not out.

October 10 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

5 minute read

A good quarter for rates and spreads as the bond market inches along
October 9 2025

The Fed does what it must and the everything rally resumes.

October 2 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

A swirling array of factors suggest lower yields
October 2 2025

Fed policy path and bond market pricing hinge on job creation versus a lift to inflation.

September 5 2025
Equity .
Article

3 minute read

Small caps could be ready to go big
September 5 2025

A confluence of favorable factors might boost smaller companies' returns.

August 29 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

The Fed shifts focus
August 28 2025

Political pressures persist and markets assume the resumption of rate cuts

August 26 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

6 minute read

How far does the Fed's influence extend?
August 26 2025

Not all points of the yield curve respond equally to Federal Reserve rate cuts.

August 21 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Stagflation-lite
August 21 2025

Tariffs are taking some, but not all, of the pep from the economy's step.

August 12 2025
Monetary Policy .
Article

4 minute read

The Fed tilts at inflation windmills
August 12 2025

The tariffs are unlikely to lead to persistent inflation.

August 12 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

When risk is underpriced, quality is all the more valuable
August 12 2025

Continued tight yield spreads are challenging high-yield investors.

July 31 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

8 minute read

Summer swoon
August 1 2025

Weak July jobs report increases odds of a Fed rate cut.

July 29 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

The balancing act continues
July 30 2025

The Fed’s inflation concerns still outweigh indications of softening growth

July 15 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

6 minute read

Summertime...but will the Fed be easing?
July 15 2025

With noise levels still high, certainty on policy remains elusive.

July 10 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

6 minute read

Signs of a growing deficit attention disorder
July 10 2025

Short-term risk-on distractions should give way to long-term economic reality.

July 3 2025
Markets/Economy .
Article

4 minute read

Be careful what you wish for
July 3 2025

The Fed shouldn't want a softening housing market.

July 8 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Still more questions than answers but...
July 1 2025

US hard data will likely weaken in coming months prompting a resumption of Fed easing.

June 9 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

5 minute read

Fed may do little in this push-me-pull-you market
June 4 2025

Bond investors had plenty to consider during May as momentum shifted

May 28 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Yield volatility reflects a multitude of factors
May 28 2025

Treasury yields have cheapened amid the tumult, creating a tactical opportunity.

May 2 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

4 minute read

Bonds do their job during the first 100 days of uncertainty
May 2 2025

Many crosscurrents are affecting US rates

April 15 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

The curious case of rising Treasury yields
April 15 2025

A number of factors are likely prompting the move

April 9 2025
Fixed Income .
Article

6 minute read

Did we mention there might be some volatility?
April 9 2025

Bonds display quiet strength as markets back away from risk.

February 12 2025
Interest Rates .
Article

3 minute read

What will it take?
February 13 2025

Lowering the 10-year Treasury yield is more difficult than some think.   

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