Market Insights
Our latest insights on bond market activity
Modest CPI, but Oil Prices May Rock the Boat
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) this week. Prices increased by .3% in February, and 2.4% annually, which matched forecasts.
MUNI Yields Jump as Oil, Geopolitics, and Fed Uncertainty Drive Markets
We have been discussing Higher Education for quite some time and the overall risks associated with that type of credit. Ohio Dominican University did not make its bond payment due 3/1, the latest issue the school is experiencing due to financial instability.
Easing Ahead? Municipals Benefit from Stabilizing Conditions
Municipal yields are down roughly 4 basis points across the curve in February and down again today across the curve with the economic news this morning.
Read our latest musings about actions and events affecting the investment landscape.
Video: The Difference Between Revenue-backed and General Obligation Bonds
Duration: 4:48
Transcript: Understand the underlying asset and what’s being, generated payment, what payment is being generated from that underlying asset. So we’ve been we’ve been asked a lot about the difference between revenue bonds and general obligation bonds.
Video: DRL Market Commentary and What Moves Interest Rates
Duration: 2:48
Transcript: With over three decades of doing one thing, we believe we can provide valuable insight on what’s going on in the bond markets. And if you are listening to this and if you’re signed up on our lists, you receive various data points from us. We typically send out something every Thursday.