duration – Investment Watch

Average Duration of Unemployment in the U.S.: Still High by Historical Comparatives

June 5, 2019

via trueeconomics: Remember my ‘scary chart’ from the day back? The one plotting the persistently high – relative to the business cycle – duration of unemployment in the U.S.? I have … Read more

Templeton Deepens Short Duration Bet To -2.21 in $34 Billion Bond Fund

April 18, 2019

by confoundedinterest Negative duration bets? Financial markets are coming undone. (Bloomberg) — Average duration in Templeton Global Bond Fund shortened to -2.21 years by end of first quarter, from – 1.6 years at end of … Read more