INVESTMENT-GRADE BONDS EDGED OUT HIGH-YIELD DEBT as bond investors scaled back risk upon the market digesting the Feds dovish tone following yesterday’s conference. Data points to an expanding economy for the first time in five months aided by “a rebound in stock prices” and “accommodative financial conditions”. A Moody’s Analyst indicated expectations need to be reasonable for 2019, “The U.S. economy enjoyed a banner year in 2018, juiced up by massive deficit-financed tax cuts for individuals and businesses and increases in government spending,”. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note sank 8 basis point. S&P +1.09%, Dow +0.87%, NASDAQ +1.42%
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INVESTMENT-GRADE BONDS EDGED OUT HIGH-YIELD DEBT as bond investors scaled back risk upon the market
digesting the Feds dovish
tone
following yesterday’s conference. Data points to an
expanding economy
for the first time in five months aided by
“a rebound in stock prices”
and
“accommodative financial conditions”.
A Moody’s Analyst indicated expectations need to be reasonable for 2019,
“The U.S. economy enjoyed a banner year in 2018, juiced up by massive deficit-financed tax cuts for individuals and businesses and increases in government spending,”.
The
10-year U.S. Treasury note sank 8 basis point.
S&P
+1.09%,
Dow
+0.87%,
NASDAQ
+1.42%
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THE FEDERAL RESERVE ABANDONS PLANS TO RAISE RATES IN 2019 dramatically shifting to a very dovish stance on economic policy. Jerome Powell reaffirmed his “patient” stance citing muted inflation, in addition, the Fed will terminate its balance sheet reductions in September. Powell stated, “I think we’re in a good place right now. We’re being patient, we’re watching, we don’t see any data pushing us to move rates in any direction. We’re going to watch carefully and patiently to allow events to evolve. And when they do clarify, we will act appropriately.” The 10-year U.S. Treasury note sank 8 basis point. S&P -0.29%, Dow -0.55%, NASDAQ +0.07%
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THE FEDERAL RESERVE ABANDONS PLANS TO RAISE RATES IN 2019 dramatically shifting to a very
dovish stance on economic policy. Jerome Powell reaffirmed his
“patient”
stance citing muted inflation, in addition, the Fed will terminate its
balance sheet reductions
in September. Powell stated, “I think we’re in a
good place right now.
We’re being patient, we’re watching, we don’t see any
data pushing us to move rates in any direction. We’re going to watch carefully
and patiently to allow events to evolve.
And when they do clarify, we will act appropriately.” The
10-year U.S. Treasury note sank 8 basis point.
S&P
-0.29%,
Dow
-0.55%,
NASDAQ
+0.07%
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JUNK BONDS PREVAILED AGAINST INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT in net price gains linked to actual trades as a slight risk-on sentiment returns to the bond market. Investors are progressively becoming bullish on Treasuries as fewer investors are inclined to short Government bonds amid a surprise jump of weak economic data. Equities snapped a six-day win streak the, S&P slipped -0.01%, the Dow settled -0.09% lower, and the NASDAQ rose +0.12%. Gold ticked higher closing above $1,300 an ounce. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose 0.8 basis point.
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JUNK BONDS PREVAILED AGAINST INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT in net price gains linked to actual trades as a slight risk-on sentiment returns to the bond market. Investors are
progressively becoming bullish
on Treasuries as
fewer investors are inclined to short Government bonds
amid a surprise jump of weak economic data. Equities
snapped a six-day win streak
the,
S&P
slipped -0.01%, the
Dow
settled -0.09% lower, and the
NASDAQ rose +0.12%. Gold ticked higher closing above $1,300 an ounce. The
10-year U.S. Treasury note rose 0.8 basis point.
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INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT EDGED OUT HIGH-YIELD DEBT in net prices linked to actual trades as investors carry over concerns about a slowing economy from last week. The market will keep a keen eye on the Fed meeting this week expecting no rate moves and a continued “patient” monetary policy stance. Treasury yields ticked higher in anticipation of changes with the FOMC’s dot plot disclosing individual members' opinions on rates. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose 1.4 basis point. S&P +0.24%, Dow+0.12%, NASDAQ +0.22%
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INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT EDGED OUT HIGH-YIELD DEBT in net prices linked to actual trades as investors carry over concerns about a
slowing economy from
last week. The market will keep a
keen eye on the Fed meeting this week expecting no rate moves and a continued
“patient”
monetary policy stance. Treasury yields
ticked higher
in anticipation of changes with the
FOMC’s dot plot disclosing
individual members' opinions on rates. The
10-year U.S. Treasury note rose 1.4 basis point.
S&P
+0.24%,
Dow+0.12%,
NASDAQ
+0.22%
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INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT REGAINED FAVOR as investors scaled back risk upon additional weak economic data released on Friday. Manufacturing output slipped for the second straight month extending fears of a slowing economy following the release of poor data earlier this week. Output dipped 0.4 percent in February and decreased 0.5 percent in January. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note declined 0.3 basis point. The S&P rose +0.50%, the gained Dow +0.54%, while the settled NASDAQ +0.59% higher.
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INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT REGAINED FAVOR as investors
scaled back risk
upon additional weak economic data released on Friday.
Manufacturing output slipped
for the second straight month extending fears of a
slowing economy following the release of poor data earlier this week.
Output dipped 0.4 percent in February
and decreased 0.5 percent in January. The
10-year U.S. Treasury note declined 0.3 basis point. The
S&P
rose +0.50%, the gained
Dow
+0.54%, while the settled
NASDAQ
+0.59% higher.
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