US Economic Update February 2020
The U.S. economy added 273,000 jobs in February, bringing the unemployment rate to 3.5%. This was on the heels of an already stellar January [...]
US Economic Update January 2020
The US economy grew 2.3% in 2019 after a 2.1% print in the fourth quarter. While nothing to write home about, 2% plus growth [...]
US Economic Update December 2019
The final payrolls report for 2019 came in a little weaker than expected at 145,000 jobs added. The unemployment rate remained at 3.5%. This [...]
US Economic Update November 2019
As the current record-setting expansion extends into its tenth year, financial pundits continue to search for signs that the US economy is headed for [...]
Fixed Income Duration
SUMMARY: The goal of this post is to give an intuitive overview of the concept of duration as opposed to a math centric view [...]