Midterm Elections: Volatility Creates Opportunity
With midterm elections fast approaching, history suggests investors may be better served focusing on market behavior rather than political predictions.
Eight Things to Know About Government Shutdowns
It appears the federal government is shutting down today, October 1, as Congress has failed to agree on funding legislation for the upcoming federal fiscal year. If the shutdown occurs, it will be the first one since 2019 and the 21st since 1976.
Are Rates Too High? Too Low? Just Right? Depends on Who You Ask
Much has been made of the volatility in the bond markets this year. Over the past few months, Treasury yields have frequently moved 0.20% in a day—something that hasn’t happened in decades.
Dissecting Recent Bank Failures
Stock and bond market activity was materially shaken last week as Silicon Valley Bank, the California bank subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, fell into FDIC receivership.
Finally Some Income for Your Fixed Income
The unrelenting move higher in U.S. Treasury yields continued last week making it the 15th week (out of the past 16 weeks) that the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury security ended the week higher.
10 Things To Know About Inverted Yield Curves
One of the biggest stories over the past few weeks has been the inversion of various points on the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Here are ten things to know about the yield curve.
Why Higher Yields And Rate Hikes Aren’t Always Bad
Two things swirling that some investors think could hurt them down the road: The idea that higher yields and rate hikes are bad. However, it might not be so simple.
Market Responses to Election Uncertainty
November presidential election results may be delayed or disputed, or both, and President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis adds to the noise. How will the markets react to this election uncertainty?