Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
Business Economists Expect US Recession to Start in 2020 or 2021
By Bernice NapachA shift in monetary policy is seen as extending the current economic expansion and delaying the start of the next U.S. recession.
August 15, 2019
Powell Poised to Seek Another Fed Cut Despite Strong SpendingThe anticipated move comes as yields on the 10-year Treasury drop below 1.5% for the first time since 2016.
August 14, 2019
Stocks Suffer Worst Selloff of the Year; Dow Falls 800 PointsThe S&P lost 3%, the 30-year Treasury bond yield fell to a new low and 2-year/10-year Treasury yields inverted.
August 14, 2019
Inverted Yield Curve: 3 Things to KnowLPL stategist John Lynch lays out the good and the bad associated with the latest key market development.
August 14, 2019
What's Scarier Than the Inverted Yield Curve?The Treasuries market is sending another ominous sign about the future of interest rates.
August 06, 2019
15 Cheapest Countries for Retirement (Some of Which May Surprise You)Feeling adventurous but need to save money? Here are 15 cheap places based on four key metrics.
August 06, 2019
Have We Hit a Soft Patch, or Are We Marching to Recession?The positive trends that have driven up stocks are starting to show cracks.
August 05, 2019
US Stocks Plummet in Worst Trading Day of the YearThe escalating U.S.-China trade war was the catalyst.