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Bond Insights
Investment-grade floating-rate notes prices tend to be more stable than their fixed-rate counterparts, so they may be worth considering during periods of volatility.
The Fed held the federal funds rate steady and signaled two rate cuts this year, despite expecting inflation to remain elevated.
Washington Watch
Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown, but Democrats are divided on strategy.
Recession fears have risen sharply of late as economic soft data have rolled over, upping the risk that hard data start to catch down.
Unpredictable U.S. tariff policy has heightened concerns about a potential U.S. economic recession.
On Investing
Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones answer recent questions from investors, covering topics such as tariffs, bond yields, the Federal Reserve, and more.
Bond Insights
Treasury yields have been falling for weeks. Yet inflation expectations remain high and recent growth data have been fairly strong—not a traditional backdrop for declining yields. What's happening?
Heightened economic uncertainty—propelled mainly by trade policy—has unearthed weakness in the equity market, with most pain felt under the market's surface.
On Investing
Ivy Zelman and Liz Ann Sonders discuss the challenges in the housing market—and find a few reasons to be optimistic.