The Fed Hikes Rates 4 Times In 2023 – Bond Market Overview
The Federal Reserve raised rates eleven times between 2023 and 2022, increasing the Fed Funds rate from 0% at the beginning of 2022 to 5.5%...
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Bond Yields Fall As Bond Prices Rise In November – Fixed Income Update
Bond prices rose in November with Treasury and corporate bonds posting record gains. The resulting drop in bond yields was encouraging for the overall market...
Yields Hit Highs Then Reverse In October – Fixed Income Review
Yields on long-term Treasury bonds fell at the end of October as the Fed, the European Central Bank (ECB), and the Bank of England all...
Yields On The Rise – Fixed Income Overview
Looming government shutdown threats hindered the bond markets as concern surrounding heightened funding costs for the government came into focus. Yields on U.S. Treasury bills,...
Consumer Rates Remain Elevated – Fixed Income Overview
Interest rates experienced some volatility in August due to uncertainty surrounding inflationary pressures and intended Fed policy. Elevated rates on consumer loans such as credit...
Short-Term Bond Rate Remain Higher Than Long-Term Bond Rates
Rising rates are being compounded by the Fed’s suspension of buying U.S. Treasuries and mortgage bonds on the one market. Along with the Fed’s current...
Rates Rise As The Fed Tightens – Fixed Income Update
Global bond yields rose in April, with both government and corporate bond yields rising across various international regions. Numerous analysts believe that the Fed may...
Rates On The Rise – Fixed Income Overview
Global bond yields rose in March as European and Asian central banks concurrently raised rates to help stifle global inflation. The Fed began to raise...
Inflation Acknowledged By Bond Markets
Rates stabilized in April recoiling from their ascent from the prior few weeks. Government bond yields as well as mortgage yields mildly dropped as the...
Yields Continue To Move Upward – Fixed Income Update
Yields rose across all fixed income sectors, with the 10-year Treasury yield reaching 1.74% as of March 31st, the highest level since January 2020. The...