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.
Puerto Rico Registers to Sell Notes as May 1 Default Looms
By Michelle KaskeThe Government Development Bank, which lent to the commonwealth and its agencies, filed to sell taxable securities that would mature May 2017.
April 14, 2016
U.S. Regulators Play Down Impact of Regulation on Bond LiquidityTwo U.S. regulators said that tougher rules to strengthen the nations financial system had not impaired the functioning of the bond market.
April 13, 2016
Gundlach Recommends Mortgage Bonds Over Corporate DebtJunk bonds were temporarily buoyed by the Fed's apparent decision to abort its rate-hiking "suicide mission," but more defaults are expected, the DoubleLine CEO says.
April 11, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: New Small-Cap and Strategic Bond FundsThis week's array of new products and services range from an international small-cap fund to a robo-advisor and P2P lending mobile app.
April 11, 2016
Advisors: Be Careful What Funds You ChooseHere's why advisors should be leery of mutual funds heavily invested in a single security, according to Ron DeLegge.
April 05, 2016
PIMCO Says Bill Gross Was Told if He Quit He'd Lose $200M BonusFirm responds in suit saying CEO and counsel warned co-founder; Gross left a handwritten message "in the middle of the night."
April 04, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: New Tools to Compare Funds and ETFsThese new products can help advisors and investors choose among the myriad funds and ETFs on the market.
April 04, 2016
How to Increase Financial Literacy? Start Young, Train TeachersBy the time students reach college and take on heavy debt loads, valuable lessons have been missed, PwC warns.