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Jim Vogel at FHN Financial saw that as a sign “markets always shun the new kid,” though acknowledged this new maturity did somewhat better than the three-year...

FHN Financial's Chris Low said the partisan divide suggested there will not be a fast agreement to provide more funds to cash-strapped states, "an essential...

Jim Vogel, an interest rate strategist at FHN Financial in Memphis, Tennessee, said the market was treating the 20-year bond like "the new kid."

“Rates fell slightly on the week as worries about the depths of second quarter spending overcame supply concerns,” said Jim Vogel, an interest-rate strategist...

"Huge job losses and a post-Great Depression high in the unemployment rate nevertheless understate the full extent of the damage in the labor market in...

Recent dramatic falls in one-month and three-month London interbank offered rates may have prompted reluctant traders to begin fretting about the possibility...

“As soon as rate strategists saw fed funds suggest negative rates are conceivable next year, they said ‘that’s not going to happen.’

Given the uncertainty surrounding the direction of the U.S. economy, a pause in short-term T-bill supply could drive yields even lower if demand remains...

“Even after the deficit updraft became obvious, most expected the new 20-year to see an introductory size in the teens,” said Jim Vogel, an interest-rate...

But it is unclear how many borrowers will emerge from the shutdown with the creditworthiness to refinance, which "creates confusion for investors trying...

"The Fed acknowledged the economic hammer blow from the coronavirus and policies implemented to protect against its transmission," Chris Low, chief economist...

“The shortfall means states are struggling more than expected in beefing up systems and getting claims in the mail,” said chief economist Chris Low of...

“There is a natural ceiling to MBS prices,” said Walt Schmidt, head of mortgage strategies at FHN Financial in Chicago.

Jim Vogel, senior rates strategist at FHN Financial in Memphis, said the macro picture from the Fed may be "a bit bleaker" than the markets have been regarding...

“With so many millions out of work for a month and still waiting for the safety net to kick in, household spending power is severely constrained,” which...

Jim Vogel, senior rates strategist at FHN Financial in Memphis, said the U.S. Treasury's sale of $43 billion of five-year notes later on Monday will be...

Jim Vogel at FHN Financial called the auctions “defensive in front of major announcements on Wednesday and in light of additional gains in global risk...

“People are struggling to understand the magnitude and duration of the economic shock from COVID-19,” FHN Financial Chief Economist Chris Low said per...