Hoisington Investment Management’s First Quarter 2023 Review and Outlook is now available; see Financial Cycles lead Business Cycles. The bottom line is that (lagging) inflation is receding with economic activity. Rising unemployment and higher government bond prices (falling yields) are par for this course as riskier assets keep losing lift.

“…with low or declining economic activity, the inflation rate will continue to recede. Further progress will be made in terms of moving consumer inflation into the Fed’s target zone in 2024. Therefore, with the historical pattern of the financial, GDP and price/labor cycles proceeding on its well documented path, this year’s decline in long-term Treasury bond yields is expected to continue.”