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By Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy A funny thing happened one day last week when I walked into the office. No, this is not the setup for some joke; rather, I'm referring to what I heard regarding movement in the stock and bond markets. Specifically, the narrative was that the...

Welcome to the weekly Tortoise credit podcast . I’m Greg Haendel, senior portfolio manager at Tortoise. Prior to 1492 when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, some people in Europe and Asia believed the Earth was flat. Although Columbus sailed the ocean blue to try to find a ne...

You'd think that the more trouble the US causes around the world, the weaker the dollar would trade. Who, after all, wants to own the currency of the country perceived by most to be the source of today's long list of trade conflicts and dirty wars? Apparently everyone, in a dynamic that's be...

Unfortunately, for the bulls, gold has been anything but good. The Midas Metal has spent the last 6 years putting traders and investors to sleep. It has oscillated between a high of $1,434 per ounce in 2013 and a low of $1,045 per ounce in late 2015. While there have been periods of excitement...

Markets are again in an unsettled state. Gyrations in trade policy in the United States are one culprit, although more speculative financing practices at the fringes of the system are also running into difficulties. Although I am writing a book on recessions, my argument is that recessions are...

By Bluford Putnam A rally in U.S. Treasuries, with prices rising and yields dropping, has reignited concerns over the health of the economy. What's driving the bond market? Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha Read more ...

Inflation expectations have sharply fallen recently, driving down U.S. government bond yields and focusing attention on Fed policy. The market now expects three Fed rate cuts by the end of 2020. The Fed is getting concerned that its current toolkit won't effectively counter a future recession....

Originally published May 17, 2019 Midway through a recent renovation, my new door knobs and new washing machine went up in price. I soon noticed prices for taxis, avocados and many other everyday items jumped too. And yet, the White House and the Fed continue to tell us that inflation is l...

On Friday, the stock market closed down making May the worst month for stocks this year. The Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index closed at 2,752, down from the historic highs hit toward the end of April. And, with the growing threat of major tariff changes, the probability that ther...

By Bluford Putnam The U.S. has had an extended and very impressive rally in the prices of U.S. Treasury securities. The 10-year U.S. Treasury has seen its yield move from a recent high of 3.23% in early October 2018, down to 2.22% at the end of May 2019. One of the most important questions...