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. 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 Shutdown Talks Lead To Smaller Weekly Yield Declines Posted in Market Commentary January 25, 2019 Bond market yields ended the holiday-shortened week slightly lower across the curve after reversing even larger mid-week declines... Read More Hopes of a Trade Deal Lift Markets Posted in Market Commentary January 18, 2019 U.S. equities marked their fourth consecutive week of gains while bond markets once again posted advances in yields... Read More Yields and Stocks Rise on Fed Minutes and Remarks Posted in Market Commentary January 14, 2019 The bond market turned a corner this week and reversed the year-to-date yield declines as stocks continued to climb... Read More Displaying results 11-20 (of 71) |< < 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 > >|