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.
S&P to Pay $1.5 Billion Fine to US, States Over Mortgage Bond Ratings
By Matt Robinson, David McLaughlinS&P will pay more than a years profit to settle suits that it inflated ratings on subprime-mortgage bonds.
January 28, 2015
Fed to Stay ‘Patient’on Rates; Stocks Move DownThe Fed boosted its assessment of the economy and labor market, even as it expects inflation to decline further.
January 27, 2015
Gundlach Enlists Mother Goose to Explain MarketBond manager Jeffrey Gundlach warns the Wall Street consensus that U.S. interest rates cannot go lower is as "provably wrong" this year as last.
January 27, 2015
5 Fixed Annuity Questions You Need to Stop AskingStop asking these questions and you're already halfway to becoming an annuity expert.
January 22, 2015
Faber’s No-Fee ETF — and Why Asset Allocation Doesn’t MatterConcluding that low cost trumps portfolio optimization, investment quant Meb Faber provides an ETF to meet that need.
January 22, 2015
Bill Gross Put $700 Million Into Janus Unconstrained FundBill Gross is proud to eat his own cooking, Janus CEO Dick Weil said during the firm's earnings call.
January 22, 2015
ECB's Draghi Commits to Trillion-Euro QE Plan to Fight DeflationThis is a very important first step and a necessary step, Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said.
January 22, 2015
Best Fund Managers of 2014: MorningstarMorningstar has named the winners of its Fund Manager of the Year awards in five categories.