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.
Can Actively Managed ETFs Gain Traction?
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPThere are 150-plus active ETFs trading today with total assets near $27 billion but can their growth continue amid strong demand for passive ETFs?
September 06, 2016
10 Least Affordable Cities to Buy a HomeHomebuyers scouting popular metropolitan areas on the West and East coasts could be in for sticker shock.
September 02, 2016
10 Most Affordable Big Cities to Buy a HomeThe South and the Rust Belt dominated HSH's ranking of the most affordable housing markets.
September 02, 2016
Gross Says September Rate Hike a Go; PIMCO Warns Not So FastLabor data wont push Fed to move this month, says PIMCOs Mather, as El-Erian explains jobs report puts Fed in really tricky position.
August 30, 2016
Fed’s Fischer Says Negative Rates Seem to Work in Today’s WorldEquity prices are "quite decent" where the policy has been in use, Stanley Fischer says, reiterating that Fed rate increases will depend on data.
August 29, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: Schwab, BlackRock Introduce New FundsSchwab introduced a very low-cost line of target date funds; BlackRock added a social impact bond fund.
August 29, 2016
PIMCO at Odds With Goldman on Yellen as September Rate Bets RiseWhile PIMCO's Clarida sees no news in Fed chairs Friday speech, Goldman says comments lift chance of September increase to 40%.
August 26, 2016
Yellen Raises Odds of a Rate Hike as Early as SeptemberThe Fed chair told the annual gathering in Jackson Hole that the "case for an increase in fed funds has strengthened in recent months."