Home › Blog Gain knowledge and confidence from our blog Read blog posts from Accolade senior staff on the investment, asset liability, strategic management and risk topics that will help you better manage your balance sheet. This material represents an assessment of the market and economic environment at a specific point in time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Actual results, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Information is based on data gathered from what we believe are reliable sources. It is not guaranteed as to accuracy, does not purport to be complete and is not intended to be used as a primary basis for investment decisions. It should also not be construed as advice meeting the particular investment needs of any investor. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Markets Stable After Fed Passes On Rate Hike Posted in Market Commentary August 3, 2018 Fixed income markets ended the week little changed, as a mid-week surge in yields was reversed by Friday... Read More GDP Strong as Housing Market Shows Signs of Weakness Posted in Market Commentary July 27, 2018 Yields moved higher all week before edging slighly lower following the release of the second quarter GDP report on Friday... Read More Trump Remarks on Fed, Trade Send Dollar Lower Posted in Market Commentary July 20, 2018 The fixed income and currency markets were rattled this week by comments from President Trump impinging on the independence of the Federal Reserve's mandate to set monetary policy... Read More Quiet Week Highlighted By Increasing Trade Tensions Posted in Market Commentary July 13, 2018 Another quiet week ended with yields only slightly changed, as the week's economic indicators arrived largely as forecast... Read More Quiet Week Ends With Lower Long End Posted in Market Commentary July 6, 2018 A very quiet week ended with yields slightly lower, as longer-dated issues declined slightly... Read More Quarter Ends With Flatter Yield Curve Posted in Market Commentary June 29, 2018 Yields ended the quarter by drifting lower yet again this week on the back of further trade tensions, weakness in overseas equity markets, and a spike in oil prices... Read More Lower Bond Yields Amid a Quiet Market Posted in Market Commentary June 22, 2018 Treasury yields drifted lower this week, as a relatively light economic calendar left markets reliant on the political back and forth regarding tariffs to provide some direction... Read More Yields Mixed after FOMC Meeting, Tariffs Posted in Market Commentary June 15, 2018 Yields ended the week mixed, as the long end of the curve declined slightly while the short end of the curve was pushed higher following Wednesday's FOMC meeting... Read More Equities, International Pressures Push Yields Higher Posted in Market Commentary June 8, 2018 US fixed income markets were much less volatile this week, as yields pushed slightly higher by weeks' end... Read More May Jobs Gain Brings Close to a Volatile Week Posted in Market Commentary June 1, 2018 The Treasury yield curve ended only slightly changed after a volatile week... Read More Displaying results 91-100 (of 125) |< < 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 > >|