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Inflation News and Fears
Two weeks ago inflation fears sparked by a surprise jump in wage gains sent the markets into a tail spin. This week will deliver two rounds of inflation news with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday and the Producer Price Index (PPI) on Thursday. Month to month changes in both the CPI and PPI…
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High Yield Gives Up Ground To Investment Grade
After having risen 19 basis points the first week of July, the yield on the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index dropped 20 basis points from the July 3rd 2.72% to its current 2.52%, offsetting the initial increase. The move up in yield to start July was the largest weekly jump since last…
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Is 3% The New Black?
As with each summer’s fashion a new color of dress becomes the “new black”. Pink, green, orange, you make the choice. In regard to the bond markets the question could be is 3% the new black? Bill Gross seems to think so, he is calling for economic growth and yields to remain slow and low,…
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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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