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.
Morningstar ’13: Gamma in Focus
By Janet LevauxPossibly the most valuable content at the Morningstar Investment Conference, held June 12-14 in Chicago, is a rather technical session on the subject of…
June 28, 2013
Vanguard Wraps Up Benchmark Switch, Taps Muni Bond Fund ManagersThe fund giant moves 22 index funds with $650 billion in assets to FTSE and CRSP benchmarks, including popular emerging-markets products.
June 28, 2013
Bond Mutual Funds, ETFs Post Record OutflowThe $61.7 billion outflow far exceeds the previous record set at the height of the financial crisis in October 2008.
June 28, 2013
Where to Invest When Safe Havens CrumbleFor decades we thought Treasury bonds were the safe haven, and look at whats happened in the last two months, a BNY Mellon researcher said.
June 27, 2013
What’s Next for GDP? Prudential Panelists Agree on Growth, Sort ofEd Keon is quite bullish, while Quincy Krosby et al. take a more reserved, though optimistic, view on where economy and markets are headed.
June 27, 2013
PIMCO’s Gross: Don’t Abandon Ship in Turbulent MarketIn a new market commentary filled with nautical metaphors, the manager of the worlds largest bond fund reassures investors roiled by last weeks choppy markets that they should stay the course.
June 27, 2013
BondDesk Sets All-Time Record for Muni Bond Trading VolumeThe record came on the heels of the largest three-day increase in yields since April 1987.
June 26, 2013
ETF Investors Move Into Shorter Duration, Senior Loans in Bond Selloff: SSgAIn a midyear 2013 SPDR ETF outlook released Monday, SSgA said investors remain interested in adding to their fixed-income exposure through ETFs even as the prospects of future positive total returns are weakening.