Longer dated yields declined slightly this week as all eyes are focused on the upcoming presidential election and the fading prospects for fiscal stimulus in the near term..
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The yield curve steepened heading into the Columbus Day long weekend as longer-dated Treasuries added up to six bps in yield...
Yields ended the week only slightly changed while U.S. equities slid Friday morning after President Trump's announcement that he and the first lady both tested positive for Covid...
Longer-dated yields continued to grind lower this week as US equity markets fell back to year-end 2019 levels....
Bond yields were only slightly changed this week with shorter-dated issues declining slightly while longer-term issues (5+ years) added a couple bps...
The yield curve flattened during the holiday-shortened week as longer-dated yields declined by as much as 6 bps...
The yield curve flattened slightly this week, as longer yields ended the week slightly lower while two to five year Treasuries climbed a few bps....
Longer-term rates rose appreciably this week following a speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell outlining the Federal Reserve's new approach to setting monetary policy...
US equity markets traded at or near record levels this week while bond yields declined slightly on lackluster economic data...
Treasury yields rose once again this week, reaching their highest levels in over a month despite Congress departing for their summer recess without agreeing on additional fiscal stimulus...