Treasury Yield 5 Years (^FVX)
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How best to safeguard your portfolio amid geopolitical risks
Israel has launched a retaliatory attack on Iran, but markets have shown a relatively muted reaction to the news. Carson Group Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese joins the Morning Brief to provide insights on how to navigate one's portfolio amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Varghese notes that the strike Israel launched was "smaller than expected," and although it initially weighed slightly on markets when first announced, stock futures are now trading flat on the news. However, Varghese emphasizes that these geopolitical tensions underscore the importance of maintaining "value in protection" when building investment portfolios. Varghese suggests that the key question to ask is: "Does this shift the macroeconomic regime that we are already in?" He explains that if the macroeconomic backdrop is already weak, "these sorts of geopolitical tensions add to that." Conversely, if the macroeconomic environment is strong, he does not believe that "geopolitical tensions will significantly exacerbate that." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Angel Smith
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Fed's inflation forecast, market volatility: Top Takeaways
US stock market indexes (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are taken aback by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's statements outlining that it's taking a lot longer than expected to reach the Fed's 2% inflation target. In turn, Treasury yields (^TYX, ^TNX, ^FVX) are flourishing in this higher-for-longer interest rate environment. Yahoo Finance Reporter Alexandra Canal joins Market Domination Overtime to go over the most influential market trends steering stocks, including market volatility levels (^VIX). For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Market Domination Overtime. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
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What are the odds the Fed hikes rates rather than cuts?
US Treasury Yields (^TNX,^TYX,^FVX) are moving higher as the debate over when the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates continues to heat up amid current market conditions. The US economy shows strength as consumers continue to spend despite inflation, according to March's retail sales data, which could encourage Fed officials to hold off on rate cuts. Richard Bernstein Advisors Director of Fixed Income Michael Contopoulos joins Yahoo Finance to break down the recent movements in the bond market and the potential for the Federal Reserve to push rate cuts further down the line in 2024, much to the dismay of many Wall Street forecasts. Contopoulos elaborates on the probability of an interest rate hike: "I put the odds as not so much that I think they will hike, as much as I think that the market will start to price in some probability of a hike. Which is meaningful from a market perspective, both from a credit perspective as well as from an equity perspective. Whether or not they actually get to that point is a different story." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance. This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino
