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November turned out to be a month for the record books as investors bid up the price of Treasuries, agency and mortgage debt. Read more here

Investors frantically bid up the price of Treasuries, agency, and mortgage debt, sparking the best month since the 1980s and igniting a powerful pan-markets rally in everything from stocks to credit to emerging markets.

Hedging Stock Market Risk

After the bond crash of the last two years, where should investors look for safety and value in the bond markets?

For traders accustomed to treating such signals as sacrosanct, the message was obvious. Gone were the days when inflation was their main menace

Xponance has hired Marcy Rappaport as director of business development and consultant relations.

Solid long-term investment performance, with 41%, 67%, 70%, and 75% of assets under management ("AUM") outperforming relevant benchmarks on a one-, three-, five-, and 10-year basis, respectively

They’re adding fuel to a fire that’s already sent one measure of rates volatility to near the highest level since the global financial crisis.