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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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Index of Leading Indicators Kicks-Off the Week
The yield on the 10-year Treasury as measured by the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Index suddenly moved higher to 2.78% from the previous day’s 2.64%. Thursday’s upward movement before the Good Friday Holiday was a result of negotiations over the Ukraine crisis possibly resulting in an accord to defuse the conflict. Yields in…
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