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. Ten-year UST Breaches 3% as Fed Hike Nears Posted in Market Commentary September 21, 2018 The four-week increase in bond yields continued with a vengeance this week, as the ten-year note jumped above 3% once again... Read More Signs of wage inflation spur higher yields Posted in Market Commentary September 7, 2018 A strong monthly payrolls report caused rates to spike on Friday, leaving Treasury yields higher by 5-8 bps for the week... Read More Treasury Yields Reverse Mid-Week Bump Posted in Market Commentary August 31, 2018 Bond market yields retreated from their mid-week highs as Treasury yields ended very close to where they started the week... Read More All Eyes on the Fed as Powell Reiterates Rate Path Posted in Market Commentary August 24, 2018 Geopolitical risk took a backseat this week as market participants focused on the future of domestic monetary policy. Read More Yields Edge Lower on Geopolitical Uncertainty Posted in Market Commentary August 17, 2018 The bond market ended an up-and-down week with yields slightly lower, as the geopolitical uncertainty which triggered the volatility has not remained isolated to Turkey... Read More Rates Decline on Turkish Crisis Posted in Market Commentary August 10, 2018 A relatively stable week in the U.S. fixed income markets was dashed on Friday, as Turkey's economic crisis deepened, leading to safe haven flows... Read More 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 Displaying results 31-40 (of 71) |< < 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 > >|