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.
Dividend-Paying Stocks May Be Riskier Than Many Think
By Bernice Napach"Some of the highest dividend-paying stocks tend to be some of the riskiest, says Jim Cahn, CIO of Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services.
May 13, 2015
Gundlach: Bond Market Pushing Fed to TightenThe DoubleLine CEO is positive on emerging-market debt and isn't worried about junk bonds.
May 12, 2015
Bill Gross Lives ‘Quiet’ Life; Gives ‘Staggering’ Amount AwayGross and his wife plan to donate nearly all their wealth. Meanwhile, they keep a low profile and go to bed early, he says.
May 12, 2015
Consumer Views on Household Spending Growth Cool in April: NY FedThe New York Feds survey shows that the decline in expected spending growth was widespread, but strongest among lower-income and lower-educated respondents.
May 08, 2015
Are Investors Overestimating the Dollar?Michael Arone, chief investment strategist for State Street, suggests that investors may be overestimating the potential growth of the U.S. dollar.
May 08, 2015
Bill Gross: Asset Prices ‘Are Bubbled’Meanwhile, the Janus bond fund he leads attracted nearly $58 million in April.
May 07, 2015
The Longest Cycle on RecordInvestors, mistaking this environment for a normal cycle, are too preoccupied with looming rate hikes when the real story is sluggish global growth.
May 07, 2015
Blame the 401(k) for the wealth gapHigher income inequality also indicated lower economic growth, both on national and state levels.