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.
Advisors Downplay Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
By Bernice NapachToo much emphasis is being placed on the significance of this event, one advisor said as the FOMC announced it was keeping rates unchanged.
September 11, 2015
Top Portfolio Products: ProShares and Cambria Launch ETFsAdvisors skittish about European stocks may want to consider ProShares' new European ETF, which invests in companies that consistently increase their dividends.
September 11, 2015
Goldman: Recent Volatility Has Done Work of 3 Fed HikesFederal Reserve policymakers may take a pass on raising rates next week if they decide the market has already done the tightening for them.
September 11, 2015
View: The danger of trying to manage U.S. drug pricesMaking drugs affordable is good. Getting important new drugs is also good.
September 10, 2015
S&P Smacks Down a Big Argument for Active ManagementEven funds in inefficient sectors like small-cap and emerging markets fail to consistently outperform their passive counterparts, new research from S&P Dow Jones Indices finds.
September 09, 2015
Buffett: Trump’s Tax Ideas A-OK; Clinton’s Economic Views Good, TooWarren Buffett discusses Trumps tax policy, Hillary Clintons email problems, income inequality and organized labor in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
September 09, 2015
Why the Fed Won’t, and Shouldn’t, Raise Rates Next WeekThree Wall Street economists agree there will be no September rate hike, but each predicts a different date for the Feds move.
September 09, 2015
Gundlach Channels ‘Rocky Horror’: ‘Janet, Don’t Raise Rates!’The DoubleLine CEO quotes "Rocky Horror" and Hemingway and says he understands why Donald Trump has gotten traction in the presidential polls.