Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Treasury Bill Rates Surging as Debt-Ceiling Deadline Approaches
By Alexandra Harris, BloombergRates jumped after Trump threatened a government shutdown to get Congress to pay for Mexican border wall.
August 22, 2017
High-Grade U.S. Bonds Run at Fastest Pace Ever Past $1 TrillionLife insurers favorite investments are pouring out of the spigot.
August 22, 2017
Strong Dividend Growth in Q2: Janus HendersonGlobal dividends hit a new all-time quarterly record, according to Janus' Global Dividend Study.
August 22, 2017
Thrivent Fights DOL Fiduciary Rule’s Anti-Arb ClauseThe DOL's statement that it won't enforce the anti-arbitration rules under BICE doesn't address Thrivent's concerns, the insurer's lawyer says.
August 22, 2017
Vanguard Files for ETF Covering Entire US Corporate Bond MarketIt has a filed preliminary registration statement with the SEC, with an expected launch date in the fourth quarter.
August 22, 2017
Death Knell of Libor Heralds Structured Notes Backed by ... LiborJanus Henderson Group has just announced two new ETNs linked to Libor a long and short one.
August 21, 2017
Fed's Big Bond Unwind May Clobber U.S. Stocks, Corporate DebtWill this save life insurers, be the next big driver of systemic risk, neither, or both?
August 21, 2017
‘Fire and Fury’ Unlikely to Melt Markets: Schwab’s SondersFollowing Trump's statement, S&P 500 experienced one of the "nastier reversals" in this bull market.