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Most of the market “data” everyone obsesses about is just noise, especially when it comes to economic data. We just finished another quarter during which a lot of things were supposedly newsworthy but somehow produced almost nothing in the way of major market movements. ...

The Treasury curve continued to flatten during the third quarter of 2021, with short-term Treasury yields rising while longer Treasury yields declined. As the Treasury curve flattened, we saw minimal movement in the already tight spreads of corporates and taxable municipals. At th...

A fixed income investment can serve as diversifier against equities, a source of income, or even protection against inflation when using TIPS. As interest rates and inflation expectations evolve, a tactical rules-based approach to portfolio optimization can help provide investors with...

During July, global consensus earnings estimates have re-accelerated to the upside, representing another bullish impulse in the tug of war between high valuations on the one hand and strong profits momentum on the other. Despite market worries of a loss of momentum in the near term, t...

Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...

Nearly 700 quality mutual funds and exchanged traded funds representing over 120 Lipper Categories are evaluated using Mutual Fund Observer metrics for risk and risk adjusted return, among others. These funds are divided into 11 investment buckets including traditional, income, intern...

The K shape makes a lot of sense, where the upper end kind of is bouncing, the upper part of the K and then the other side are declining. One of the effects of COVID is it's essentially accelerated the adoption of multiple technologies at a mass level that we would never have seen so ...

Scott Mather, CIO U.S. Core Strategies, discusses performance differences amid core bond funds, and how a focus on quality, liquidity and diversification has helped PIMCO Total Return provide portfolio ballast in this crisis. Scott Mather: The Global health crisis has resulted in wide...

Let's start with the Fed's thoughts on interest policy for 2020. This is from the latest meeting minutes (emphasis added): In their consideration of monetary policy at this meeting, participants judged that it would be appropriate to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at...

Last year, during the fourth quarter, all hell was breaking loose in markets across all asset classes. The price of oil was collapsing from $76.90 to $42.36 per barrel. Stock prices plunged, and a general environment of risk-off gripped investors and traders. The selling came from a fear that ...