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.
Happiness Really Can Be Found in a Steady Paycheck
By Noah SmithEconomists are starting to notice that many Americans are one missed paycheck away from disaster.
October 09, 2018
Do Economic Cycles Die of Old Age?The U.S. is in its second longest economic expansion in history. Is time running out?
October 08, 2018
Will the Stock Selloff Continue? Watch These 3 IndicatorsThese are the markets that DataTrek Research co-founder Nick Colas is watching.
October 08, 2018
Rising Inequality Could Become a Credit Problem for the USA new report from Moody's Investors Service spells out the multiple fiscal and economic costs of rising inequality.
October 08, 2018
Key Global Bond Index Suffered $916 Billion Loss Last WeekIt was biggest loss since the aftermath of Trump's election in November 2016 and sows fears of even bigger losses ahead.
October 08, 2018
Bond Tumult to Hit Last Stock Market Pillar: Morgan StanleyCompanies with 'longest duration' at risk in bond move, according to Mike Wilson, the firm's chief U.S. equity strategist; a reversal would mark a downfall for the rally's biggest winners.
October 08, 2018
Puerto Rico Needs a Better Debt DealRosy assumptions about what the island can afford to pay bondholders threaten to doom its future.
October 08, 2018
Invesco Launches Emerging Markets BulletShares: Portfolio ProductsJohn Hancock, Legg Mason and Innovator Capital Management also launched new ETFs this week.