Sage Advisory
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.