Rate Environment (July 30, 2018)
Treasury prices fell last week amid mounting concerns that demand for the debt from overseas investors is poised to decline. Yields rose following similar moves in Japan, with investors speculating that a change in monetary policy from the Bank of Japan could lead to reduced support for that country’s bond market. Read More Here
Read MoreRate Environment (June 25, 2018)
Bond prices rose as fears about growing political risk caused investors to seek the safety of government bonds. Worries that increasingly restrictive trade policies could cut into global economic growth have kept bond yields under pressure in recent weeks. Read More Here
Read MoreRate Environment (May 28, 2018)
Fed officials signaled they were likely to raise rates at their June 13 meeting, while debating how to characterize an evolving policy strategy that may shortly reach a “neutral” level. Read More Here
Read MoreRate Environment (April 30, 2018)
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note reached 3% last week, marking a four-year high amid signs that growth and trade policy are adding to inflationary pressure. Read More Here
Read MoreRate Environment (March 26, 2018)
Fed officials raised the benchmark rate a quarter-point and forecast a steeper path of hikes in 2019 and 2020, citing an improving economic outlook. Policy makers continued to project a total of three increases this year. “The economic outlook has strengthened in recent months,” the FOMC said in a statement. Read More Here
Read MoreRate Environment (February 26, 2018)
Federal Reserve officials forecast increased growth and an uptick in inflation at the last FOMC meeting on Jan. 31, concluding that “upside risks” to economic growth had grown due to tax cuts. Read More Here
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