HTAB News and Press, Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond From 06/28/23

2023-06-28 04:52:00 ET Summary Higher for longer interest rates support allocations to high quality fixed income. Equity markets are priced for an optimistic outcome; investors may want to consider steering towards a defensive stance. Trends such as demographics and artificial...

2023-05-30 04:41:00 ET Summary The economy continues to show remarkable resiliency. Markets have, in recent weeks, started to price in another rate hike and pushed rate cuts out to near the end of the year. Credit spreads improved last week and continue to trade less than the ...

2023-05-20 08:26:00 ET Summary Investor risk aversion peaked at the end of last year. Headline consumer prices and government bond yields peaked in June and October of 2022, respectively. The US currency and broader financial conditions have eased in the same time frame. ...

2023-05-20 04:30:00 ET Summary So far, the world of investing in 2023 is proving to be very different from 2022. In early May, the Fed raised interest rates above 5% for the first time since 2007. Investors are asking questions about whether rates will stop rising and if infla...

2023-05-18 14:13:00 ET Summary Choppy inflation environment may leave bonds range bound. Rate hikes in Canada & U.S. a possibility in June. Fixed income a potential option for riding out recession. With inflation remaining sticky and the potential for mor...

2023-05-10 00:30:00 ET Summary Waiting too long to shift cash into bonds can be costly. Bonds can be better diversifiers of equity risk post rate hikes. Quality stocks have been resilient through volatility and still captured upside. By Carolyn Barnette What&...

2023-05-08 07:00:00 ET Summary Although 2022 was not a good year for most investment asset classes, a recovery in equities actually began early in the fourth quarter of the year. Positive investment flows have occurred in fixed income as bond returns began to improve late last yea...

2023-05-05 02:00:00 ET Summary We believe this latest Fed hike may be the last hike of the current cycle. A slowing economy, moderating inflation and stress in the banking system support a Fed pause. But we expect the Fed to keep rates at current levels for an extended period as i...

2023-05-02 02:15:00 ET Summary Stock and bond markets ended the first quarter of 2023 with solid gains despite investor concerns. Gains in the stock and bond markets were primarily driven by a continued decline in interest rates, the rate of inflation, and surprisingly resilient e...

2023-04-21 17:34:00 ET Summary What can breakeven inflation rates tell us about oil prices, energy stocks, and market direction? It turns out it’s a lot more than you think. With employment back to pre-pandemic levels, the monetary impulse has reversed, the supply-demand im...