Interest Rates

The chances for a pre-election stimulus for the U.S. economy from Congress are all but over, with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pointing to political dynamics undermining the months-long negotiations. With fiscal…

No soap opera has had the daily twists and turns seen in American politics and markets over the past ten days. Market volatility has picked up while investors are whiplashed…

U.S. markets were whipsawed this week by speculation over whether a fiscal stimulus deal would be reached, along with the news of President Trump’s case of the coronavirus. Talks between…

As mandated by the CARES Act passed by Congress in March, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin participated in their quarterly exercise of appearing before the…

The substantial buildup in anticipation of this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) two-day meeting and accompanying statement, along with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference and Q&A session,…

Treasury yields and interest rate swap levels traded in a narrow range this week, ending 2 bps (0.02%) to 5 bps (0.05%) lower in maturities from two to 30 years.…

Two measures of the current state of unemployment were released this week, Initial Weekly Jobless Claims and the monthly Nonfarm Payrolls and Unemployment report. Both reports reflected higher than expected…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced “average inflation targeting” as the central bank’s official policy approach in his keynote address at the Fed’s virtual Jackson Hole symposium Thursday, apparently abandoning…