Tag Archive for: coronavirus

Bottom for Rates is Yet to Come

 Last Week: Interest rates and global equities were both lower on the week as markets continued to struggle with the economic fallout from the pandemic. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note fell 0.18% to 0.58%, its lowest weekly close ever, as 1-month LIBOR drifted in a tight range near 0.98%. The price of […]

Rate Cuts Can’t Heal Sick People

Last Week: Interest rates edged higher as global equities traded dramatically lower on the week, ending the bull market in the S&P 500 Index just one day after it turned 11 years old. On Thursday, the S&P 500 suffered its largest one-day percentage drop since 1987 and Europe suffered its largest single-day drop on record. […]