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 General-Obligation Bonds Rise as Default Averted
By Brian ChappattaOfficials said the commonwealth would pay all that it owed on the constitutionally protected debt while missing payments on other securities.
December 31, 2015
3 Numbers the Fed (and Investors) Should Watch in 2016Russell Investments Economic Indicators Dashboard suggests which indicators to watch for further Fed action or inaction in the New Year.
December 31, 2015
Some Bull & Bear ETF Picks for the New YearHow ETF investors can capitalize on 2016's market trends, including ones that contradict conventional wisdom.
December 30, 2015
Puerto Rico to Default on $37 Million of Payments Due Jan. 1Puerto Rico governor says $35.9 million Infrastructure Financing payment to be skipped; $1.4 million Public Finance Corp. debt will not be paid.
December 30, 2015
Can Muni Bonds Outperform Again in 2016?After municipal bonds outperformed in 2015, the key for munis in 2016 (besides default risk) is when and how much long-term rates rise.
December 29, 2015
Faber’s Fatalist Forecast: Fed Will Cut Rates, Relaunch QEThe Fed will reverse policy because the U.S. economy is already entering a recession, said Marc Faber of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report.
December 29, 2015
The Year Nothing Worked: Stocks, Bonds, Cash Go Nowhere"This year is a wake-up call to think about lower returns for the next several years," says BMOs Lowell Yura.
December 29, 2015
Which Puerto Rico Bond Defaults Next? 42% Yields Provide a CluePuerto Rico will default in 2016. The question is, will it happen as soon as Jan. 1?