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.
Gross Says Brazil No Longer PIMCO Emerging-Market Favorite
By Alexis Leondis, BloombergPIMCOs Bill Gross, hurt by a wrong-way bet on Brazil last year, said the nation is no longer a preferred emerging market for his company.
January 15, 2014
Would You Take $10K to Swap Your Pension for a 401(k)?A bill in Washington state aimed at cutting costs offers incentive to move state workers to DC plans.
January 14, 2014
Legal Woes Drag JPMorgan Profits Down 7%; Wells Net Jumps 10%Though both banks report weaker sales in Q4, JPMorgan faced some $1 billion in legal and other expenses in the fourth quarter.
January 14, 2014
How a Lousy Economy Can Make You SickNew studies show ill effects of the economy and stock marketulcers, migraines, panic attacks, even hospitalizationon stressed investors.
January 13, 2014
Uncertainty Prevails in Bank Sector as Q4 Earnings Season Kicks OffSome analysts expect the major banks to have "sluggish" earnings, but others see the market momentum as working in their favor.
January 13, 2014
Rising Rates and Options Strategies in 2014An analysis of risk/reward using three common options trading strategies.
January 10, 2014
Surprising Jobless Rate Decline Runs Into Fed Rate PolicyThe Fed said in 2012 that interest rates would remain near zero until unemployment fell to 6.5%its now at 6.7%.
January 09, 2014
PIMCO’s Gross: Fear Not, Bond Investors!After a losing 2013, Bill Gross lays out a bond strategy he says will produce 3% to 4% returns this year.