Market Insights
May 31, 2019
Fearing U.S.-China and U.S.-Mexico trade tensions could weaken global growth, investors fled to U.S. treasuries in May.
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Market Insights
May 03, 2019
Citing muted inflation pressures, the FOMC kept the federal funds rate unchanged at 2.25%-2.50%.
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Market Insights
Apr 30, 2019
During their most recent meetings, the Fed and ECB kept their main policy rates unchanged as the central banks await more definitive data on the direction of the global economy.
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Market Insights
Mar 31, 2019
In March, the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank announced accommodative monetary policy decisions focused on supporting a slowing global economy.
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Market Insights
Mar 20, 2019
While the FOMC kept the range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 2.25%-2.50%, their forward-looking statements were more dovish than expected.
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Market Insights
Feb 28, 2019
Powell emphasized labor force participation gains and the wage growth of unskilled workers as signs of a growing economy.
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Market Insights
Jan 31, 2019
In a move that disappointed investors, the FOMC gave no forward guidance on the future of the economy where monetary policy is concerned.
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Sustainability Council
Jan 14, 2019
The IM Sustainable Investing Council drives IM’s global effort by promoting an overall framework for integrating ESG and ESG standards into IM’s investment processes, product development, measurement, education, client engagement and reporting.
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Market Insights
Dec 31, 2018
In a move widely expected by the markets, the FOMC increased the fed funds rate by 0.25% at its December meeting.
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Market Outlook
Dec 20, 2018
As we look ahead to the new year, the key question for liquidity investors is what is the Federal Reserve’s neutral rate. This inferred rate will likely determine the path of interest rates in 2019 and beyond, as the Fed shifts their policy towards managing around neutral.
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Market Insights
Dec 19, 2018
In a move widely expected by the markets, the Federal Open Market Committee increased the federal funds rate by 0.25% at its December meeting.
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Market Insights
Nov 30, 2018
The month of November was another turbulent month in the markets, with continued volatility and uncertainty around future Fed rate hikes and global growth as 2019 approaches.
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Market Insights
Oct 30, 2018
In October, the markets experienced heightened volatility amid continued geopolitical uncertainty, particularly leading into the U.S. midterm elections.
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Market Insights
Sep 30, 2018
In September, the FOMC unanimously voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points to a target range of 2.00% to 2.25%
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Market
Sep 27, 2018
In a move expected by the markets, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
increased the federal (fed) funds rate by 0.25% at its September meeting.
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Market Insights
Aug 31, 2018
In August, the Fed indicated it was ready to raise interest rates at its September meeting. The BoE raised interest rates by 25 basis points, and the ECB remained on track to end its bond purchase program by the end of this year.
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Strategic
Aug 30, 2018
Jonas Kolk, CIO and Head of Portfolio Management for the Global Liquidity team, discusses changes happening in the markets and how his liquidity strategies, including the MSIFT Ultra-Short Income Portfolio, are able to adapt to changing market conditions.
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Education
Aug 15, 2018
VRDOs (also known as VRDNs) are debt instruments that generally allow issuers to receive financing at short-term rates when borrowing long-term. Making up approximately three-quarters of the total U.S. municipal money market, VRDOs can be a vital tool for municipal bond issuers seeking to diversify their debt structure and take advantage of the natural demand from tax-exempt money market funds.
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Education
Aug 15, 2018
A repurchase agreement (also known as a repo) is a sale of securities coupled with an agreement to repurchase the securities at a specified price on a later date. It is similar to a secured loan – the cash lender loans cash to a borrower and receives the borrower's securities as collateral.
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Market Insights
Jul 31, 2018
In July, the ECB and the FOMC kept interest rates steady amid increased global concerns around tariffs and trade wars.
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Market Insights
Jun 30, 2018
In June, the markets were largely driven by the FOMC‘s meeting. The FOMC unanimously voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points to a target range of 1.75%-2.00%.
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