BCM 1Q22 Market Commentary: Investors Question the Role of Fixed Income but It Hasn’t Changed

April 20, 2022 | TIMELY PM UPDATES

1U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economic News Release. Consumer Price Index Summary from 4/12/2022.

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