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Interest Rates
October 21 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.   

January 29 2025
Monetary Policy .
Article

2 minute read

No cut, and no comment
January 30 2025

The Fed kept rates steady, and Chair Powell kept his distance from Trump.  

January 22 2025
2025 Outlook .
Article

2 minute read

Mortgage-backed momentum
January 22 2025

The factors that supported MBS last year are still in place.

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.

November 21 2024
Fixed Income .
Article

3 minute read

Bonds are back in the black!
December 5 2023

Three things to watch in 2024.

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.

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