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.
Trump: ‘Taxes Are One of the Biggest Differences in This Race’
By Bernice NapachIn a Detroit speech, Donald Trump laid out his plans to cut business and personal income taxes and eliminate the federal estate tax.
August 08, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: New Bond, Macro and Real Estate FundsThe new fund sponsors are American Funds, Franklin Templeton with K2 and CAPFUNDR with Hamilton Real Estate Capital.
August 02, 2016
Are ‘Safe Haven’ Assets Safe Anymore?"There is no safety in safety," says Tiger 21 founder Michael Sonnenfeldt.
August 02, 2016
Clinton vs. Trump: 2 Wildly Different Tax, Economic PlansMoodys economist Mark Zandi analyzes how the candidates plans on taxes, trade and immigration would affect the economy.
August 01, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: Additions and Subtractions for Direxion ETFsDirexion announced two new ETFs plus splits for five ETFs that rallied sharply and reverse splits for four that suffered large losses.
July 29, 2016
It’s Not Just Fees That Hurt Performance of Active ManagementS&P Dow Jones Indices reports that most retail mutual funds underperform their benchmarks even before fees are calculated.
July 29, 2016
Hartford’s Q2 2016 earnings down 48 percent from Q2 2015Hartford CEO Christopher Swift attributed the earnings decline in part to "increasingly aggressive" competition and pressure on investment income from lower interest rates.
July 29, 2016
Third Avenue Said to Consider Sale of Credit Fund After TurmoilThe Focused Credit Fund halted redemptions in December and spurred a selloff in the high-yield market.