As widely expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points for a second time this year. This gives fixed income investors an opportunity to reposition their portfolios with intermediate bonds or reconsider active exposure if they don’t have it already.
Interest rate decisions can always induce a level of angst for the bond markets. For advisors and individual investors, positioning fixed income portfolios appropriately in the current rate environment is paramount.
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