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Lower Expectations Meant Lower Rates, And A Continued Search for Yield

Director, Fixed Income Indices

S&P Dow Jones Indices

May 19, 2014 - 3:45 pm

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 Read more […]

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Index of Leading Indicators Kicks-Off the Week

Kevin Horan

Director, Fixed Income Indices

S&P Dow Jones Indices

April 21, 2014 - 4:35 pm

Category: Fixed Income

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 Read more […]

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