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 Signals Readiness to Hike Again If Economy Stays On Track
By Craig TorresMinutes from the Fed's last policy meeting also noted that some officials believe the Fed should drop "accommodative" to describe policy "fairly soon."
August 20, 2018
SEC Forces Cities to Reveal Wall Street Loans With Holdings SurgingMunicipal bond issuers will have to disclose bank loans, privately placed debt, loan defaults and changes to financial covenants within 10 business days.
August 20, 2018
Gundlach Proves Everyone Likes a Short SqueezeCiapatta explains why the short squeeze that Gundlach tweeted about may not happen.
August 20, 2018
In Leveraged Loans, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like 2008The similarities between today's leveraged loan market and the subprime market of the mid-2000s are "eerie," says Zandi of Moody's.
August 16, 2018
CLOs Are Hot. Plan Accordingly.Issuers want to sell them to life insurers, but their popularity may not be a good thing.
August 15, 2018
Libor Replacement Begins to Take RootWithin the past few weeks the World Bank and Fannie Mae have issued floating rate notes tied to the U.S. Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR.
August 15, 2018
How Investors Choose Their Mutual Funds: ICI SurveyThey appear to favor lower fees more than the industry does.
August 15, 2018
Is the New Normal Now the Old Normal? Retooling Fixed Income PortfoliosSusan Mooney, CIO at Prio Wealth, helps determine if the "New Normal," which was touted after the financial crisis as a forever-era of low rates and slow growth, is no longer new or normal.