Moving Markets

While European equity markets rose in yesterday's trading, their US counterparts had a rough day as the latest economic data added to speculation that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged this month amid inflationary pressures. This pushed Treasury yields higher across the curve, with traders no longer fully pricing in a Fed rate cut before July. Dario Messi, Head of Fixed Income Research, tells us why he would tactically take the opportunity to close any duration gap, but would still avoid excessive duration at this stage.

00:00 Introduction by Bernadette Anderko (Investment Writing)
00:31 Markets wrap-up by Jan Bopp (Investment Writing)
05:40 Starting the year with higher bond yields: Dario Messi (Head of Fixed Income Research)
11:00 Closing remarks by Bernadette Anderko (Investment Writing)

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Moving Markets is the home of podcasts at Julius Baer. Here, our expert teams share concise daily market updates in ‘Moving Markets Daily’ which is complemented by ‘Moving Markets: The View Beyond’, a weekly show dedicated to discussing the context, thematic angles, and investment implications behind key topics shaping the news cycle and conversations among our relationship managers and clients.

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