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.
Gundlach Blasts Policies of ‘Zombie Fed,’ Negative Rates
By Janet LevauxHe warns investors to expect no hikes this summer and no Brexit, but a rocky ride, and says negative rates are wrong, wrong, wrong!
June 14, 2016
With FutureAdvisor, BlackRock Seeks to Compete With Schwab, VanguardBlackRock says its robo offering provides advisory firms, wealth managers and banks a credible way to take on Schwab and Vanguard.
June 14, 2016
Fed Rate Hike: Not June, Not Likely July, More Likely SeptemberThe Federal Reserve has been stripped of an opportunity, says Timothy Duy.
June 13, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: Franklin Templeton's First Strategic Beta ETFsHow Franklin Templeton hopes to outperform benchmark MSCI global and international indexes with its first suite of strategic beta ETFs.
June 13, 2016
Puerto Rico Debt Law Nixed by Court, Leaving Congress in ChargeThe U.S. Supreme Court, siding with investors, ruled that Puerto Rico's public utilities cannot restructure their bonds in order to avoid default.
June 13, 2016
Green Bonds: A Surging Market for Socially Responsible InvestingThe green bond market could double in size this year, boosted by issuance from China and U.S. corporations like Apple.
June 13, 2016
Investments in Commodity, Fixed Income ETFs Hit Record HighIn May, U.S.-listed funds gathered net inflows of $3.3 billion, with the biggest gainers commodity ETFs/ETPs.
June 13, 2016
Most Expensive Bond Market in History Has Come Unhinged. Or Not.Global yields are lowest since at least 1871, says Jack Malvey; term premiums in U.S., Japan, Germany and U.K. turn negative.