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I am very interested in seeing how the bond market behaves in the next couple of months too. It seems like there’s a bit of a shift from bonds into precious metals so I will be watching what the impact of that is
Yes, plus a lot of bond investors are just put there by a financial advisor who doesn’t want to explain to their client why they lost money this quarter
The Fed does show up in many places in a person’s life.
And considering how the market has run, we see the K-shaped split between asset owners and wage earners.
Godfather of rates. I think there's more room, but I understand the tightrope.
With new FOMC voters, I do await the Dot Plot at the next meeting. Initially, I would expect the new members to be more hawkish.
I am very interested in seeing how the bond market behaves in the next couple of months too. It seems like there’s a bit of a shift from bonds into precious metals so I will be watching what the impact of that is
I don’t think most bond investors are willing to stomach the current volatility in precious metals, though.
Yes, plus a lot of bond investors are just put there by a financial advisor who doesn’t want to explain to their client why they lost money this quarter