In a turbulent year for the fixed-income market, corporate bonds have emerged as the top performer for the asset class in 2025, based on a set of ETFs through Thursday’s close (Sep. 18).
Daily Archives: September 19, 2025
Macro Briefing: 19 September 2025
US jobless claims fell sharply, reversing the recent runup that lifted new filings for unemployment benefits to a four-year high during the previous week. “The decline is more noteworthy since claims in Texas, which drove a spike in the prior week, declined but remained elevated,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, lead US economist at Oxford Economics. “Sorting through the noise, initial claims are still consistent with a relatively low pace of layoffs.”
