Fixed-income investors may want to consider making a few tweaks to their portfolio as the second half of the year gets underway.
Despite earlier predictions of multiple interest rate cuts this year, the Federal Reserve has held the federal funds rate steady at 5.25%-5.50%. But the central bank is expected to start cutting rates in coming months, perhaps as soon as September. At its last meeting in June , the Fed signaled just one reduction before year end. However, many on Wall Street still believe two cuts are likely this year, including Charles Schwab.
They can also opt for a bond ladder, filling in the middle rungs of the ladder with investment-grade corporates and agency MBS, she said. JPMorgan also likes the barbell approach. The bank expects the yield curve to remain inverted through the end of 2024, but said the curve could be positively sloped by the end of 2025. The benchmark 10-year Treasury currently yields 4.259% while 1-year Treasury notes and under pay more than 5%.
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