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.
Goldman Says 40% of Its Lending to Oil and Gas Firms Is Junk
By Dakin CampbellGoldman Sachs has $1.5 billion in loans to energy companies rated below investment grade and $2.7 billion in unfunded commitments.
February 18, 2016
$20 Million Bet on Gundlach Paid Off Big TimeWhen Jeffrey Gundlach was fired from TCW and started his own firm, Howard Marks grabbed an opportunity that has already returned more than eightfold.
February 18, 2016
How to Measure the Impact of Impact InvestingThe growing popularity of impact investing presents many challenges to advisors, among them how to measure results, which is not as simple as it sounds.
February 17, 2016
Fed Minutes Show Concern About Global Market TurmoilPolicymakers debating their interest rate outlook last month worried that falling commodity prices and the financial market rout increasingly posed risks to the U.S. economy.
February 12, 2016
A Crowdfunded ‘Social Bond’ Goes GlobalThrough its special structure, the MBU Capital Social Bond, which funds community projects in the U.K., is open to investors worldwide.
February 12, 2016
How Financial Advisors Reacted, or Didn’t, to Market RoutAny financial plan that changes with market conditions is like Frankensteins monster, destroying everything in its path, one advisor said. But others disagreed.
February 11, 2016
Big Split Between Investors, Advisors on Global Bonds: BNY MellonWhile most advisors recommend global bonds, few investors have them in their portfolios, BNY Mellon reports.
February 10, 2016
Is Yellen Prepping for Rate Cut or Saying ‘Nothing Alarmist’?Gary Shilling says Fed Chair Janet Yellen might be "preparing the markets for a rate cut," while Jefferies Thomas Simons called her remarks "nothing alarmist."