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Interest Rates
January 9 2025
2025 Outlook .
Article

5 minute read

Volatility, velocity and vigilantes
January 14 2025

A variable order of events will influence bond markets

December 11 2024
Equity .
Article

3 minute read

The stars appear aligned for small caps
December 11 2024

Rate cuts and deregulation could help lead the segment higher.

December 4 2024
Equity .
Article

3 minute read

The case for defensive dividend payers is strong right now
December 4 2024

One reason is rate cuts.

October 1 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

3 minute read

The house at the fork in the road
October 1 2024

Homebuilding stocks are rising, and the housing market may be springing back too.

September 24 2024
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

The return of total
September 24 2024

Fed easing means fixed-income investments should benefit from both factors of total return: price and income.

September 20 2024
Interest Rates .
Video

2 minute watch

A falling rate environment
September 20 2024

The outlook for money market funds remains buoyant.

September 19 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

3 minute read

A rate cut that makes you go hmmmm
September 19 2024

The data did not support the large cut, but the Fed did not want to seem behind the curve.

October 9 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

2 minute read

First Fed cut is a slash
September 18 2024

The Fed’s half-point rate cut shows it still thinks the economy can avoid a recession.

September 4 2024
Fixed Income .
Article

4 minute read

School's in session
September 4 2024

The markets’ first test is Friday’s August jobs report.

August 29 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

4 minute read

Why the Sahm rule might not matter this time
August 29 2024

It's not flying like it would in a recession.

August 16 2024
Interest Rates .
Article

3 minute read

Don't count out the yield curve
August 19 2024

The predictive strength of the curve’s inversion has waned, but not disappeared.

July 18 2024
Equity .
Video

1 minute watch

Staying out of the fray
July 18 2024

The Fed is historically reticent to change policy before an election.

July 18 2024
Fixed Income .
Video

2 minute watch

Opportunity to lock it in
July 16 2024

Rates won’t be higher forever.

July 10 2024
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

How you measure yield counts
July 10 2024

In fixed income, there’s quite a difference between current yield and yield-to-maturity.

July 2 2024
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Federal debt issue brushed aside, again
July 2 2024

Both Biden and Trump failed to address the Treasury’s debt at the debate.

June 14 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

4 minute read

Do you play the NY Times game Connections, part 2?
June 14 2024

Can you guess the common threads in each of these four recent news categories?

June 13 2024
Equity .
Article

3 minute read

The case for a small-cap rebound
June 13 2024

The small-cap opportunity investors have been waiting for may be at hand.

June 7 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

3 minute read

Is it the dots or the data?
June 12 2024

The Fed penciled in a cut this year even as it forecast higher inflation.

July 16 2024
Liquidity .
Article

5 minute read

Filling the pool again
June 3 2024

With the Fed on hold and tax collection over, assets resume flowing into liquidity products. 

May 23 2024
International/Global .
Article

3 minute read

U.K. prime minister calls for an election
May 24 2024

Global Market Snapshot

May 21 2024
Interest Rates .
Article

3 minute read

Stubborn inflation does not change the bond math
May 15 2024

Sticky inflation might slow the Fed, but not the timeliness of extending duration.

May 3 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

8 minute read

Reversal of fortunes
May 3 2024

Does today’s soft jobs report successfully change the Fed's narrative?

April 19 2024
Geopolitics .
Article

7 minute read

'April is the cruellest month...'
April 19 2024

Geopolitics, seasonality, interest rates and stubborn inflation have all come calling.

April 15 2024
Equity .
Article

7 minute read

Every correction needs a catalyst
April 12 2024

I know you're waiting for that correction.

April 5 2024
Equity .
Article

7 minute read

An inflationary boom would be awesome!
April 5 2024

A healthy labor market coupled with productivity growth could be just the thing.

March 22 2024
Equity .
Article

7 minute read

Victory at 2 percent-ish
March 22 2024

The central bank hasn't cut and yet the market cheers.

March 18 2024
Monetary Policy .
Article

2 minute read

The dots are the point
March 20 2024

The Fed's dot plot held the intrigue at the FOMC meeting.

March 1 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

7 minute read

Another day, another record high for stocks
March 1 2024

Magnificent Seven continue to outperform.

February 29 2024
Fixed Income .
Video

2 minute watch

Data dependent
February 29 2024

The Fed will look closely at inflation numbers before making any cuts.

February 9 2024
Equity .
Article

6 minute read

Good is good ... is good?
February 9 2024

Less fixated on the Fed, the market now focuses on the economy's resilience.

February 5 2024
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

What's going on with IG corporate bonds?
February 6 2024

New investment-grade corporate bond issuance is pouring into the market.

February 2 2024
Equity .
Article

7 minute read

Higher for longer, longer is OK
February 2 2024

In an economy like this, the Fed is in no hurry

February 2 2024
Markets/Economy .
Article

7 minute read

Groundhog Day for labor market
February 2 2024

Strong headline gains but a mixed picture beneath the surface.

January 26 2024
Equity .
Article

6 minute read

A cold beer and a new record high. What else do you need?
January 26 2024

The market continues to move higher, but more breadth would be welcome.

November 21 2024
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Bonds are back in the black!
December 5 2023

Three things to watch in 2024.

October 25 2023
Equity .
Article

8 minute read

The remarkable consumer
October 20 2023

A surprisingly strong economy could mean higher for longer, longer

July 21 2023
Markets/Economy .
Article

3 minute read

Don't forget Mac and Mae
July 17 2023

MBS issued by U.S. housing agencies could have advantages for investors if the economy slows.

June 12 2023
Inflation .
Infographic

2 minute read

Coming of age February 14 2023

Comparing the cost of becoming an adult across decades.

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