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April 16, 2021

AEGIS LIBOR Transition Update – Recent Developments and Data

The pending transition away from using LIBOR in various currencies, including the U.S. dollar (“USD”), as the floating rate in a large set of financial transactions is a topic of…

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April 9, 2021

Rates and the USD Decline on Continued Dovish Fed Views, While Equities Reach New Record Highs

U.S. Treasury yields and interest rate swap levels declined across the yield curve and the U.S. dollar sank this week as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the American economic recovery remains…

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March 26, 2021

Although Seemingly Quiet, the Past Week Delivered Noteworthy Market News

With a dearth of major economic releases and news, volatility in the interest rate and equities markets calmed somewhat this week, all producing small changes through Friday’s close. The uncertainty of the overhang of $1.9 trillion…

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March 19, 2021

Bond Market is Not Buying What the Fed Keeps Selling

Well, not literally, because that is surely still happening. Rather, this title figuratively refers to the Federal Reserve’s official release, through its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and through the…

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March 12, 2021

Vaccinations, Passage of $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Send Yields Soaring

Markets were jolted on Friday by the surge in yields, after relatively smooth bond sales this week had eased concerns on the fixed-income outlook. The wave of stimulus and vaccine…

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February 26, 2021

Treasuries Set for Biggest Monthly Yield Surge Since 2016

The U.S. economy appears primed to recover from the COVID-19 slump much faster than others, causing havoc in the bond markets this week and potentially exacerbating the kind of imbalances…

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February 19, 2021

Intermediate and Long-Term Interest Rates Reach One-Year Highs

The selloff in the Treasury market continued this week after coming off a long Presidents’ Day weekend. Reflation trades continue to proliferate, as fixed rate Treasury bonds were sold to…

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February 17, 2021

Inflationary Expectations Dominate Most of the Week’s News

U.S. Treasury yields rose, and inflation outlooks have jumped after the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday saw tepid demand for the sale of $27 billion of new 30-year bonds. This…

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February 7, 2021

Nonfarm Payrolls Report Disappoints, Fueling More Emphasis on Fiscal Relief

The recovery in the U.S. labor market disappointed for a second straight month in January with only modest job growth, highlighting the persistently difficult prospects for millions of unemployed and…

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February 1, 2021

Wall Street Takes a New Roller Coaster Ride

It was an interestingly volatile week on Wall Street, particularly in the equities market. For the first time, retail investors using social media and the proliferation of smaller-sized, zero commission…

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January 22, 2021

Market Enthusiasm During the Week Stalls Out on Prolonged Virus and Fiscal Relief Package Concerns

U.S. interest rates and equities edged lower at the close of the week after stock indices closed at all-time highs Wednesday and Thursday. The relief over a peaceful transition of…

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January 15, 2021

Biden’s “Go-Big” Fiscal Plan Weighed Down by COVID Conditions and Political Uncertainties

Many economists are anticipating a robust period of growth in the U.S. once vaccinations get the coronavirus under control and normal commerce resumes, but a rough road remains. With President-elect…

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January 8, 2021

Georgian Senatorial Outcomes Fundamentally Reset Markets

The dual victories by the two Democratic candidates, Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, in the Georgian senatorial runoff elections were one of several historical events that effected America and…

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January 6, 2021

Likely Democrat Wins = Higher Interest Rates

The U.S. interest rate markets, and thus the currency markets, are reacting to the events last night with the Georgian Senatorial elections. Rates are climbing on the expectations of a…

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December 11, 2020

Lack of Progress on Additional Fiscal Relief Reverses Last Week’s Gains in Equities and Rise in Yields

Despite the Food and Drug Administration’s likely emergency authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and the possible first doses to be distributed and administered as early as this coming Monday, the U.S. economy has a rough road ahead. It…

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December 4, 2020

Equities Continue Setting Daily Records While Ten-Year Yield Flirts With 1.00%

Despite Disappointing Employment News, Markets Focus on New Stimulus Hopes Nonfarm payrolls increased by 245,000 in November from the previous month, missing the median estimate of a 460,000 gain by economists. The labor force…

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November 13, 2020

Markets Toil as Vaccine Hopes Give Way to Virus Angst

Pfizer's announcement Monday of a potentially 90% effective coronavirus vaccine triggered a wave of hope and optimism to the markets, renewing expectations that life in the U.S. could return to normal…

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November 6, 2020

With Election Results All But Decided, Additional Fiscal Stimulus Remains Uncertain

Democrat and former Senator and Vice President Joe Biden looks as if he has the advantage in reaching the 270 Electoral College votes required to become the next President of…

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November 3, 2020

Two Major Events in The Cessation & Transition Away From LIBOR

The AEGIS Hedging Solutions’ Interest Rate Advisory team is committed to updating you with all the new developments on the pending cessation and transition away from LIBOR, scheduled for the…

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October 30, 2020

As COVID-Driven Markets Drop, Third Quarter GDP Shows Record Gain

U.S. GDP in the third quarter jumped slightly more than expected, rising a massive 33.1%, on an annualized basis. This was the strongest quarterly GDP gain on record, after the…

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Market Insights

AEGIS LIBOR Transition Update – Recent Developments and Data

Rates and the USD Decline on Continued Dovish Fed Views, While Equities Reach New Record Highs

Although Seemingly Quiet, the Past Week Delivered Noteworthy Market News

Bond Market is Not Buying What the Fed Keeps Selling

Vaccinations, Passage of $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Send Yields Soaring

Treasuries Set for Biggest Monthly Yield Surge Since 2016

Intermediate and Long-Term Interest Rates Reach One-Year Highs

Inflationary Expectations Dominate Most of the Week’s News

Nonfarm Payrolls Report Disappoints, Fueling More Emphasis on Fiscal Relief

Wall Street Takes a New Roller Coaster Ride

Market Enthusiasm During the Week Stalls Out on Prolonged Virus and Fiscal Relief Package Concerns

Biden’s “Go-Big” Fiscal Plan Weighed Down by COVID Conditions and Political Uncertainties

Georgian Senatorial Outcomes Fundamentally Reset Markets

Likely Democrat Wins = Higher Interest Rates

Lack of Progress on Additional Fiscal Relief Reverses Last Week’s Gains in Equities and Rise in Yields

Equities Continue Setting Daily Records While Ten-Year Yield Flirts With 1.00%

Markets Toil as Vaccine Hopes Give Way to Virus Angst

With Election Results All But Decided, Additional Fiscal Stimulus Remains Uncertain

Two Major Events in The Cessation & Transition Away From LIBOR

As COVID-Driven Markets Drop, Third Quarter GDP Shows Record Gain

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