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The Maturity Schedule of the Fed’s Balance Sheet
January 3, 2020
A look at the maturity schedule of the Fed's balance sheet
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Comparing Economic Expansions Since WWII
January 3, 2020
The current U.S. economic expansion is the longest on record at 126 months, but how does it compare to previous expansions in terms of economic growth and market returns?
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Breaking Down the Global Debt Markets
January 3, 2020
The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index ended 2019 with a market value of almost $57 trillion. This can be broken down by security type, country of origin, currency, rating and maturity.
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An Update to 2019’s Positive Returns
January 3, 2020
Investors were hard-pressed to find a major asset class that went down in value in 2019.
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Sticky CPI Continues Its March Higher
January 3, 2020
Core sticky CPI continues its march higher, while the flexible components of core CPI are essentially unchanged over the past year.
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Turning in Favor of Stock Pickers?
January 3, 2020
In the 50 days ending January 3, the average correlation of an S&P 500 stock to the index itself stands at just 0.16.
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Betting for the Democrat Nomination
January 3, 2020
Joe Biden still leads the betting markets for the Democrat nomination, but Bernie Sanders holds the edge in the first couple primaries.
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Trump’s Approval Rating
January 3, 2020
Trump’s approval rating rose to a 2.5-year high in the wake of the impeachment vote.
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Weekly Research Roundup
January 3, 2020
Select charts from our recent posts
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LT Outlook: 10-Year Annualized Real Stock Returns
January 3, 2020
A look at stock total returns on an inflation-adjusted basis since 1881
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Central Banks Are the Biggest Risk to the Economy in 2020
January 3, 2020
The Fed’s reaction to the disruption in repo markets shows how hard it will be for policymakers to reverse their “money printing.”