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High Rates, Tight Supply: Housing’s 2025 Balancing Act

The US housing market faces a delicate balancing act in 2025, influenced by effects of the pandemic and persistently high mortgage rates.

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Notes From the Desk: The Starting Line for the US Yield Curve

Two key components drive the shape of the yield curve: expectations for the short-term interest rate and expectations for the term premium.

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Notes From the Desk: The Starting Line for the US Yield Curve

Two key components drive the shape of the yield curve: expectations for the short-term interest rate and expectations for the term premium.

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Notes From the Desk: Fixed Income Year in Review

As the year comes to a close, we revisit some of the key market themes and moves for 2024 and the year ahead.

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Notes from the Desk: 3 Questions for 2025

Fixed income markets face key questions that will shape their direction in 2025. This post explores these questions & their potential impact.

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Notes From the Desk: Red-Wave Recalibration: Navigating the Post-Election Market Shift

With a "Red Sweep" in Washington likely, markets are now pricing in a more aggressive policy agenda.

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Notes From the Desk: The State of the US Consumer

The cautiously optimistic American consumer braces for financial strain as inflation and debt delinquencies are expected to rise.

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Notes From the Desk: Inflation Expectations Rising But Shouldn't Derail Fed Cuts

Economic data releases have surprised to the upside in recent weeks, but inflation does not remain a threat right now.

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Notes from the Desk: Yields Rise as Strong Labor Markets, "Goldilocks" Economy in Focus

Long-term US Treasury yields rose last week as investors digested mixed economic data that reinforced the idea of a "Goldilocks" economy.

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Easing Into a Solid Economy

Financial conditions are a collection of asset prices and interest rates that have the potential to affect the real economy.

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Is the Labor Market Weak Enough to Warrant a 50 Basis Point Fed Cut?

Last week, the labor data showed a weakening labor market, but didn't give clear signals for the Fed to cut rates by 50 bp at the next FOMC.

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Notes from the Desk: The Evolution of the Corporate Bond Market

Over the past 20 years, the corporate bond market has experienced an evolution driven by cycles, regulatory shifts, and changing demand.

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Notes From the Desk: Market Focus Shifts to Fears of an Economic Contraction

Until recently, the prevailing market narrative since October was that the Fed was in a "pivot" to eventual rate cuts.