Finding a respectable yield in the global markets hasn’t been easy in recent years and nothing’s changed in 2021. This is a bit surprising when you consider that interest rates have been rising this year. But while investors buying medium-to-long-term Treasuries, for example, are offered higher rates these days, it’s another story in major asset classes via a set of ETF proxies.
Daily Archives: March 16, 2021
Macro Briefing: 16 March 2021
* Variant risk for virus is still lurking for the US
* Europe’s suspension of AstraZeneca shots disrupts vaccinations plans
* ECB aims to keep yields from rising until economy is stronger
* Southwest border becoming a crisis for Biden due to surge in migrants
* N. Korea issues warning over US-S. Korea military exercises
* Markets focused on this week’s Fed meeting
* The pandemic triggered a housing boom that’s different from the last one
* Facebook to pay for news content in Australia
* NY Fed Mfg Index (current reading) rises to two-year high
* US economic recovery on track to outperform Europe’s rebound:
