Glacier Advisors of Raymond James

09/24/2026

Shifting Market Leadership: Market leadership has shifted in the wake of the latest Federal Reserve decision with market appetite for risk improving.

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09/17/2026

$100 oil and 5% 10-year Treasury yields are the main focus. Not only at elevated levels, but their rate of change has been sharp. This can dampen consumption, investment, and economic momentum longer they persist.

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09/11/2026

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09/10/2026

Consolidation Within an Uptrend: The S&P 500 remains in an uptrend but has been consolidating following its early August breakout.

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09/03/2026

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09/03/2026

The S&P 500 has largely consolidated over the past several weeks, following its sharp breakout to new all-time highs in early August.

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09/02/2026

Expecting Interest Rate Drops? The trend is not your friend.

Looking at the long-term history of the 10-Year U.S. Treasury yield, one lesson stands out: interest rates move in cycles that can last for decades.

From the 1950s through the early 1980s, yields trended steadily higher as inflation pressures built. Then, from the early 1980s until the pandemic era, yields entered a nearly 40-year secular decline. Investors became accustomed to the idea that rates would eventually move lower after every spike.

But the post-pandemic inflation shock may have changed that narrative.

After reaching historic lows near 0.5% in 2020, 10-year Treasury yields surged above 4%, breaking the multi-decade downtrend that defined markets for a generation. While yields will undoubtedly fluctuate in the short term, history suggests that larger cyclical and secular trends often persist for years, not months.

Investors waiting for a return to the ultra-low-rate environment of the 2010s may be betting against a trend that has already changed direction.

Markets rarely move in straight lines. But they often move within long-lasting regimes.

The question may no longer be: "When do rates go back to 2%?"

The more important question may be: "What if higher rates are the new normal?"



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08/27/2026

Investors Still Rewarded Despite Long List of Concerns: YTD the market has returned double-digit gains, supported by earnings growth and a still constructive economic backdrop.

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08/26/2026

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