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.
Icahn, Fink Clash Over Junk Bonds
By Ron DeLeggeInvesting titan Carl Icahn and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink spar over high-yield debt and the ETFs that invest in it.
July 29, 2015
Corporate pension funding not expected to improve muchA hit to median pension funding levels is only partially offset by favorable returns on pension plan assets in 2014.
July 29, 2015
Fed Says Labor Market Improves as It Moves Toward Rate RiseThe FOMC is moving closer to ending an unprecedented period of near-zero interest rates without providing a clear signal on the timing of liftoff.
July 28, 2015
Ritholtz: Stop Thinking About the Market as if It Were HumanThe language we use to describe market moves changes both our expectations and our behavior.
July 24, 2015
Treasury Securities Dealers Accused of Collusion in LawsuitBank of America and Goldman Sachs are among 22 financial companies accused of colluding to rig Treasury securities auctions in a lawsuit filed by investors.
July 21, 2015
SMA Manager of the Year Mary Kane on Rising Rates and Fixed IncomeMary Kane of GW&K on why bond investors can do well even when the Federal Reserve raises rates, if the Fed does it slowly.
July 20, 2015
El-Erian: Yellen’s 7 Reasons for a 2015 Rate HikeDuring her recent testimony to Congress, the Fed chief provided important insights about the future of interest rate policy.
July 20, 2015
Bernanke: German Trade Imbalance Weighs on Rest of EurozoneGermany must reduce its "persistent trade surplus" and boost domestic spending, writes Bernanke; or, says Prof. Ashoka Mody, maybe just leave the eurozone.