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.
Fed Minutes Show Some Rate Flexibility During Uncertain Times
By Craig TorresSeveral Fed policymakers indicated their views could shift as a result of new data and developments.
April 08, 2019
Here Is Schwab's New ABC Asset Allocation Framework for AdvisorsIt combines cap-weighted, strategic beta and actively managed allocations with a behavioral overlay.
April 05, 2019
How Elyse Cherry Became an Impact Investing PioneerCherry helped found the BlueHub Loan Fund, a community development financial institution, long before that term was coined.
April 05, 2019
Trump Urges Fed to Cut Rates, Blames It for SlowdownTrump also wants the Fed to use quantitative easing, which he had criticized during the Obama administration.
April 04, 2019
In High-Yield Bonds, Look Closer at Active ManagementThe broad high-yield market can't be replicated in the same way as the equity market.
April 04, 2019
Trump Said to Choose Herman Cain for Federal Reserve BoardCain, a former pizza company executive, would join Stephen Moore, a conservative economist, as Trump's second pick to serve on the Fed Board.
April 01, 2019
11 Things You Should Know About the Yield Curve: LPLWhile a yield curve inversion may precede a recession, growth can continue for years after that first flip.
April 01, 2019
WisdomTree Restructures 2 Funds: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, an impact investment opportunity launched that aims to fix the gender disparity in small business lending.