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.
The $3 Trillion Thumb on the Bond-Market Scale
By Brian ChappattaManagers of the huge retirement funds appear to be in the midst of a big shift into bonds.
June 15, 2018
Can Unemployment Rates Predict Recessions? Recessionomics, Pt. 2Part II of this series examines the duration and severity of each recession, the change in unemployment, and consider when the next recession may occur.
June 13, 2018
Gundlach: Rising Rates and Deficits Like 'Suicide Mission'A recession is possible by 2020, the Bond King says, and that could make the next presidential election "a wild ride."
June 12, 2018
Powell's Fed Could Clear Up Mysteries Puzzling InvestorsWhat to look for in Wednesday's Fed policy statement and projections and Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference.
June 11, 2018
SIFMA Economists Expect Stronger Growth, Higher RatesThe midyear survey of chief economists from financial firms raises their 2018 growth forecast.
June 11, 2018
Franklin Templeton Adds 3 New Fixed Income Active ETFs: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, Hartford Funds launches a short duration ETF.
June 08, 2018
Are Low-Cost Mutual Funds Now Competitive With ETFs?Pershing reports that advisor assets on its platform favored low-cost mutual funds over ETFs in the first quarter.
June 08, 2018
Goldman: Credit Markets Have Been Ringing the Alarm Bell on StocksInvestment-grade bonds have been behaving in a way that portended the last big equity shakeup, a strategist says.