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The Weekly Five
The Treadmill Steepens
The global economy is like a runner on a treadmill, and investors are evaluating the increasing resistance ramp the runner faces as global interest rates climb. In this Weekly Five, CIO Eric Freedman answers top questions on recent moves and the path ahead.
- Can you contextualize the interest rate move based on who influences price?
- What are some of the nearer-term issues influencing interest rates?
- Beyond Fed uncertainty, what other factors seem to be influencing the bond market?
- What is happening within corporate and consumer credit markets?
- How did capital markets interpret the U.S. jobs data released on Friday?

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