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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: A dovish Fed drives Treasury yields lower
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U.S. Treasury yields declined after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept rates steady at their 22-year high.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise, awaiting inflation data and the Fed
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U.S. Treasury yields rose after the prior week’s rally, amid strong labor market data. This week we expect another modest rise in core U.S. inflation and no change to U.S. Federal Reserve policy.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: A dovish Fed pressures Treasury yields lower
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U.S. Treasury yields declined sharply and the yield curve steepened. Comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials were more dovish than expected, and global growth and inflation data were mostly weaker.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields fall on softer U.S. inflation data
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U.S. Treasury yields fell across the curve after softer-than-expected inflation data. Core prices rose at their slowest rate in more than two years.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Hawkish Fed rhetoric boosts Treasury yields
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U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly last week. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Powell signaled no urgency to continue hiking rates, while pushing back against market pricing for aggressive rate cuts next year. Nevertheless, spread sectors generally performed well.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline as central banks hold steady
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The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined substantially last week after major central banks – including the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England – kept interest rates steady and economic data disappointed versus expectations.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline as markets await the Fed
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The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield declined ahead of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting, where officials are expected to keep policy rates steady.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise, anticipating a Fed pause
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The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened as the U.S. Federal Reserve indicates a pause at the November meeting.
Client Life Events
It’s time to have “The [estate planning] Talk”
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Fretting about how to broach the subject of wealth transfer with your parents? You’re not alone. Wealth Strategist Ben Rizzuto offers suggestions on how to make “The Talk” a little easier and more productive.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Successful charitable giving plans start with “why”
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Wealth Strategist Ben Rizzuto discusses the importance of understanding the motivations behind investors’ charitable giving aims and how advisors can help clients clarify and achieve their goals.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields decline on Middle East conflict
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U.S. Treasury yields declined and the yield curve flattened. Rate volatility persisted due to escalating tensions in the Middle East and higher-than-expected inflation data.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Strong employment data boost Treasury yields
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U.S. Treasury yields continued increasing and the yield curve steepened after the stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report on Friday. While expectations for an eventual decline in rates remain, we may see elevated rates for longer.