SPTL News and Press, SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury From 05/04/24

2024-05-04 02:00:00 ET Summary The market had already priced itself out of the multiple rate cut fantasy with which it started the year when the FOMC sat down this week to deliberate for two days on an outcome it had telegraphed well in advance. Fed funds futures markets are prici...

2024-05-03 12:35:00 ET Summary If April showers bring May flowers, then perhaps investors can rejoice that April is over and look forward to better times in May. US equities struggled last month, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq all falling by 4.16%, ...

2024-05-03 08:20:00 ET Summary Total assets on the Fed’s balance sheet fell by $77 billion in April, to $7.36 trillion, the lowest since December 2020, according to the Fed’s weekly balance sheet yesterday. In May, the Fed will shed another $75 billion or so in asset...

2024-05-03 07:50:00 ET Summary The inflation challenge facing the Fed. Why the US jobs market remains strong. The strong US economy and the Fed: why rates may stay higher for longer. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: ...

2024-05-03 05:52:00 ET Summary Although there were no huge surprises coming out of the recent Fed meeting, it may have provided hints on what the FOMC is thinking about future monetary policy changes. Fed stressed that it would continue to be highly data-dependent in its monetary ...

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2024-05-02 03:20:00 ET Summary The Fed kept rates unchanged at the May FOMC meeting, maintaining the Fed Funds trading range at 5.25% to 5.50%. Rate cut expectations have shifted dramatically, with the market now pricing in fewer than two rate cuts compared with the initial expect...

2024-05-02 03:00:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve left its policy rate unchanged and argued its policy stance is “in a good place”, but officials are concerned about the recent lack of progress on inflation. Rate hikes remain unlikely, but the Fed is prepa...

2024-05-01 12:30:00 ET Summary The 3% Real rate of return concept roughly matches the Real GDP average over decades. Today, with rates rising and Mtg rates already at 7.5% range (small bracket), it is the institutional buyers of Treasuries who are out of sync with the rest of the ...

2024-05-01 12:30:00 ET Summary Google searches of the term “stagflation” went up dramatically last week, but I don’t believe we’re seeing stagflation in the US. The recovery in eurozone services appears to have legs, in my opinion, as we are finally see...