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.
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June 15, 2016
Gundlach Blasts Policies of ‘Zombie Fed,’ Negative RatesHe warns investors to expect no hikes this summer and no Brexit, but a rocky ride, and says negative rates are wrong, wrong, wrong!
June 15, 2016
High-Yield Bonds: Only for Long-Term, Non-Squeamish InvestorsDespite junk bonds risk and volatility, three experts at Morningstar Conference make the case for these long-term cash generators in a portfolio.
June 14, 2016
Global Investors Sitting on ‘Mountain of Cash’: BofA Merrill SurveyWith cash holdings the highest since 2001, fund managers consider the June 23 Brexit vote the biggest tail risk.
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.