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Today’s Economic Indicators not moving the dial on yields.
The yield on the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Index since its step down on May 13th as a result of Retail Sales has remained in a range of 2.48% to 2.58%. There are a number of economic releases scheduled to follow the U.S. Memorial Day Holiday. Today’s reporting of Durable Goods Orders (0.8% versus…
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Lower Expectations Meant Lower Rates, And A Continued Search for Yield
Investor’s search for yield continued at the very start of last week’s heavy economic calendar. The Retail Sales numbers continued the trend of lower yields as the number released (0.1%) was weaker than the 0.4% surveyed. The news started a process of investor reassessment of economic growth expectations not only domestically but globally. Year-to-date the…
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Will This Week’s Upcoming Economic Signals Dampen the Performance of Longer Maturity Investments?
The week ahead should be a busy one with a number of economic indicators scheduled for this week. Monday starts with a less relevant number, the Treasuries Federal Budget Summary ($106.9bn actual versus $114bn, expected) leading into the more important April Retail Sales (0.4% expected) which after a revision on last month’s number up to…
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