Insights

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A number of factors are likely prompting the move

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Bonds display quiet strength as markets back away from risk.

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

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

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

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A variable order of events will influence bond markets

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Rate cuts and deregulation could help lead the segment higher.

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One reason is rate cuts.

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

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

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The outlook for money market funds remains buoyant.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Rates won’t be higher forever.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Global Market Snapshot

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

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

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Three things to watch in 2024.

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A surprisingly strong economy could mean higher for longer, longer

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

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Comparing the cost of becoming an adult across decades.