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A 2021 ‘taper tantrum’? Not likely, but requires monitoring
The potential pulling back or altering the composition of the Fed’s accommodation to the economy via the financial channel will have an impact on interest rates that will directly affect what consumers pay for homes, autos and credit card interest. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Yield spread flattens as inflation trade unwinds
The Federal Open Market Committee unleashed a sharp change in market expectations following its Wednesday meeting, helping to curtail inflation fears. The idea of the first rate hike being pulled forward into 2023 with a possibility of 2022 elicited a change in the inflation trade and a resetting of market expectations of inflation. … READ MORE >
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of June 14
From tools to support decentralized clinical trials to new efforts to reduce systemic racism in medical research, each week we highlight five things you need to know about in the life sciences industry. … READ MORE >
Rising rental market is tied to limited supply, not affordability
Higher home prices in the United States are not fueling the rental market, despite media reports to the contrary. Instead, would-be buyers are seeking rentals due to the limited supply of homes for sale in what is expected to remain a hot market throughout the remainder of this year. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Fed projects U.S. will reach pre-pandemic goals by end of 2022
The Federal Open Market Committee’s projections that the economy will be back on track and meeting pre-pandemic expectations by the end of 2022 should play a role in resetting interest rate expectations by professional investors and firm managers over the next 18 months. … READ MORE >