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.
Retirees Beware: IRS Pension Buyout Stance Shifts (Again)
By Robert Bloink | William H. ByrnesThe recent IRS change of course on this issue may add complications into the mix for retired clients who are already in pay status.
May 15, 2019
Student Loan Rates Set to Drop for the First Time in 3 YearsThe lower loans rates are in line with the decline in 10-year Treasury rates.
May 15, 2019
Gundlach Warns of 'Cocktail of Economic Risk'The U.S. economy will be quite vulnerable when the next recession hits, Gundlach says.
May 15, 2019
Growth to Hit 2.5%, Despite Yield Curve Warning, says PGIMWith the Fed's halt of rate increases, some interesting opportunities arise, says the trillion dollar investment group.
May 14, 2019
Alice Rivlin, Fed Vice Chair Who Was Budget Hawk, DiesShe was founding director of the Congressional Budget Office; CBO was the 'official purveyor of bad news to the Congress.'
May 14, 2019
Trump Wants Fed to Cut Rates to Match China's Expected EasingThis push may help him to blame the Fed if the escalating trade dispute causes the U.S. economy to stumble.
May 13, 2019
Is the China Trade War as Troubling as It Seems?Can the strong U.S. economy weather the side effects of an exchange of tariffs?
May 13, 2019
Pimco's Chief Is Sticking to What Firm Knows Best: Fixed IncomeWhat has firm done differently — and what it hasn't — to keep up with business can be lesson for advisors.