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. 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 Yields Reverse Gains as Geopolitical Concerns Weigh Posted in Market Commentary May 25, 2018 Yields reversed all of last weeks advances and more, with both the five- and ten-year Treasury notes declining... Read More Big Yield Gains as Data Shows Consumer Spending Posted in Market Commentary May 18, 2018 Yields posted a sizable jump this week, as the 10-year Treasury reached 3.11% before retreating a bit at weeks' end... Read More Geopolitical concerns overshadow strong labor market data Posted in Market Commentary May 11, 2018 President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal dominated headlines this week, overshadowing a relatively robust series of economic releases... Read More FOMC Keeps Fed Funds Target Unchanged Posted in Market Commentary May 4, 2018 Another eventful week in the fixed income markets ended with yields only slightly changed, as investors reacted to the FOMC's mid-week meeting and April's employment report... Read More Displaying results 41-50 (of 71) |< < 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 > >|