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.
SEC Fines Firm, Unregistered BDs $6 Million
By Janet LevauxNine companies and 12 individuals acted as brokers for corporate bond sales without legal registration.
March 24, 2015
How PPACA squeezes moderately high income 60-year-oldsThe GAO shows how premiums look for consumers with incomes over 400 percent of federal poverty level.
March 23, 2015
Four Big Misconceptions Bond Investors Have Right NowMany might think that if the Fed is raising rates that the economy must be in pretty good shape but is it?
March 23, 2015
Bob Doll: Fed Rate Hikes Likely in SeptemberAlthough the Fed doesnt appear to be in any immediate hurry to act, Bob Doll believes interest rate increases will begin in 2015.
March 20, 2015
Ritholtz: The Worldwide Deficit of High-Quality DebtObservers like Jeffrey Gundlach and Gary Shilling expect rates on quality long-term bonds to stay low because of a limited supply, Barry Ritholtz writes.
March 18, 2015
Fed Drops ‘Patient’ Stance, Opening Door to June Rate IncreaseAn increase in the target range for the federal funds rate remains unlikely at the April meeting, the FOMC said in a statement Wednesday.
March 18, 2015
Gross’ Replacements Thrive at PIMCOThe new managers of the PIMCO Total Return Fund have been trumping former boss Bill Gross since he left the worlds largest bond fund.
March 16, 2015
Can investors rely on return on investment as a means of generating income?Based on the realities of the 21st century, there are several errors with the 4 percent Rule.