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By Jeremy Schwartz, CFA In last week's "Behind the Markets" podcast, Liqian Ren and I were joined by two guests to discuss all things Federal Reserve (Fed) and the implications (or lack thereof) for the markets, and investment strategy and financial advice. Timothy Duy, economics profess...

U.S. Treasury yields dropped sharply in March, breaking out of the tight range they had traded in early this year. Could yields head lower still, extending the rally in Treasury prices? We take a cautious short-term stance, and see recent moves as excessive. Yet, we still like U.S. Treasuries ...

By Bluford Putnam Could U.S. political brinkmanship cause a government shutdown and technical debt default, putting the economy at risk in the fourth quarter? Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha Read more ...

Welcome to the weekly Tortoise credit podcast . I’m Greg Haendel, senior portfolio manager at Tortoise. With the premier of the final season of Game of Thrones only days away, we can finally say, “Winter is here.” For the financial markets, winter seems to have been ave...

By OpenMarkets In order to understand U.S. interest rates, we have to look at Europe, says Jack Bouroudjian. He explains why interest rates are the headliner for markets this week, with the European Central Bank meeting, and the Federal Reserve releasing minutes. Editor’s ...

One key feature of the last 15 months has been the consistent declines in the global manufacturing PMI. After peaking in December 2017, the global manufacturing PMI has undergone a major slowdown, and that was a key driver behind the weakness in global markets last year (and a reflection of st...

As I have written many times before, I believe that the Fed follows the market and does not lead it. In fact, you can read my last article on the matter right here, as it explains this perspective using many historical examples. So, in following up on this perspective, let’s see if ...

Editor's note: Originally published at tsi-blog.com on April 9, 2019. [In a blog post last October , I mentioned that a recent divergence between the gold/commodity ratio and the T-Bond price had bullish implications for the T-Bond. A strong rebound in the T-Bond soon got underway....

By Ansh Chaudhary For the month of March, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Twenty-four exchange-traded products ("ETPs") were added to the list, and 18 funds were removed. Of the removals, eight were removed due to improved health and 10 were due to asset managers closing their funds....

We are cautious on U.S. Treasuries in the short term after the recent rally. Yet, we still advocate exposure to build portfolio resilience. Scott explains. U.S. Treasury yields dropped sharply in March, breaking out of the tight range they had traded in early this year. Could yields head l...