Daily Archives: September 7, 2021

US Bond Market Delivers Mixed Results So Far In 2021

Uncertainty remains elevated for the economy, inflation, monetary policy and the path of the pandemic as the final quarter of 2021 approaches. As investors struggle to get a handle on how the final run of 2021 plays out, the US bond market has delivered a mixed performance year to date, based on a set of ETFs through Sep. 3.

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Macro Briefing: 7 September 2021

* Extended US jobless benefits end this week for millions still out of work
* Goldman Sachs economists cut US growth outlook
* President Xi calls for stronger push to redistribute wealth in China
* China’s tech crackdown will weigh on country’s economy, says former WTO chief
* China’s exports rose at faster pace in August
* El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender
* Men trail female college students by record levels
* Weighing the odds that global growth has peaked
* US stocks remain elevated as economic surprise index turns deeply negative: