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The 20-year Treasury bond, a laggard on the government debt curve since its re-introduction in 2020, topped 5% Wednesday for the first time since 2023. The move looks to be fueled by concern that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies on tariffs and tax cuts will lead to wider deficits and rekindle inflation.
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The Institute for Supply Management’s index of services advanced 2 points to 54.1 last month. That show of strength in the economy–readings above 50 indicate expansion–was enough to push stocks lower as the markets began to price in a delay in the next interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve until July The measure of prices paid for materials and services rose more than 6 points to 64.4, suggesting that the drop in the inflation rate in the service sector–about 70% of the U.S. economy–might be over.
May 23, 2019 | Daily JAM, EFNL, Stock Alerts, Volatility |
I will sell the iShares MSCI Finland ETF (EFNL) out of my Volatility Portfolio tomorrow. The EuroZone in general and the Finnish economy in particular is heavily dependent on exports and the slowdown in the global economy resulting from the U.S.-China trade war isn't...
September 7, 2017 | Daily JAM, EFNL, Morning Briefing |
At today’s meeting the European Central Bank announced that it would leave interest rates in negative territory and continue to buy debt assets at the current monthly rate. In his post-meeting press conference ECB president Mario Draghi noted that despite an increase in economic growth in the EuroZone to 2.3% year over year in the second quarter, the bank has yet to see a sustained increase in the rate of inflation that would lead to a change in policy.
June 6, 2017 | Daily JAM, EFNL, Stock Alerts |
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