Government Policy
Understand how policy decisions coming out of Washington may impact financial markets and your investments.
Government Policy content
Bond Insights
Agency bonds issued by government-sponsored enterprises can offer slightly higher yields than U.S. Treasury bonds, without requiring bondholders to take on too much additional risk.
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Carol Spain explains how a team of researchers evaluate different corporate bonds and make decisions in the fixed income markets.
Market Commentary
Should China deliver sufficient stimulus to break the cycle of tightening fiscal policy, we may find China, and emerging markets, investable again.
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Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders examine the current rate-cutting environment in the context of previous economic cycles.
Historically, staying invested has been, in our view, an effective strategy and one to consider when it comes to election years and beyond.
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Liz Ann Sonders interviews Doug Ramsey of the Leuthold Group about the state of the economy and the markets.
Market Commentary
Policy, more likely to be dictated by economic circumstances, may not resemble generous populist proposals, which could limit their impact on stock markets.
On Investing
Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders analyze the market's reaction to the Fed's 50 bps rate cut.
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Now that the yield curve has uninverted, what can we expect from the markets as we approach next week's Fed meeting?