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. FOMC Meeting and Jobs Report Highlight Volatile Week Posted in Market Commentary May 3, 2019 The month of May began with a flurry in the bond market, as Wednesday's FOMC meeting and Friday's employment report triggered sizable moves in bond yields... Read More Rates Continue Decline Despite Strong Headline GDP Posted in Market Commentary April 26, 2019 Friday's GDP report pushed bond yields further into negative territory this week, closing out the week with 6-10 bps declines... Read More Retail Sales Data Spurs Higher 1Q GDP Growth Forecast Posted in Market Commentary April 19, 2019 Bond yields ended the holiday-shortened week on Thursday fractionally lower after reversing a mid-week spike... Read More Chinese Economy, Surging Stocks Push Market Rates Higher Posted in Market Commentary April 15, 2019 After treading water for much of the week, yields rose markedly on Friday followedly a strong earnings report from JP Morgan and an upbeat series of Chinese economic releases... Read More Payrolls Recover From February As Yields Rise Posted in Market Commentary April 8, 2019 Yields rose across the curve this week amid a series of mixed economic releases... Read More Rates Unchanged For Week As Curve Remains Inverted Posted in Market Commentary March 29, 2019 Rates ended the week largely unchanged, providing a bit of stability following last week's significant declines... Read More Rates End Week Lower As Fed Minutes Indicate Uncertainty Posted in Market Commentary February 22, 2019 The holiday-shortened week was fairly quiet as Treasury yields traded in a 5-6 bps range, ending one to four bps lower as the curve steepened slightly... Read More Progress on Trade and Government Talks Lifts Yields Posted in Market Commentary February 15, 2019 Yields headed into the Presidents' Day holiday weekend slightly higher after a tumultuous week... Read More Yields Drift Lower As Stocks Post First Weekly Decline Posted in Market Commentary February 8, 2019 After opening the week higher, yields drifted lower into Friday as equity markets were weak and the three-week agreement to keep the federal government open moved into its final week... Read More Bond Yields Lower Despite Strong Payrolls Report Posted in Market Commentary February 4, 2019 Bond yields fell across the curve this week, with several factors pushing markets in different directions. Read More Displaying results 11-20 (of 74) |< < 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 > >|