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.
Former Miami Fed Chief Dorothy Weaver Eyes a New Janet Yellen Era
By Joyce HansonWeaver says Janet Yellen will need to be a consensus builder if she is to succeed as Fed chief.
October 16, 2013
Senate Agrees on Debt Deal, as SIFMA Chief Blasts GOP and Obama for Woes"There is significant damage to the Republican brand in its willingness to be a party of fiscal destruction," says SIFMA CEO Judd Gregg, a former senator.
October 16, 2013
BofA Posts Big Jump in Profits; Piper Jaffray Results WeakenAdvisor productivity hits $1.3 million for veteran reps at Merrill Lynch.
October 14, 2013
Faber Blasts ‘Idiocies’ of Bloated GovernmentDoomsayer Marc Faber says the government is dysfunctional, too large, and "wasting money left, right and center."
October 11, 2013
3 Top Advisors Explain Their Retirement Income StrategiesAt Think Retirement Income conference, different paths to finding income for clients in a low, but likely rising, interest-rate environment.
October 10, 2013
Liquid Alts, Pt. 2: Long-Short Bond and Macro StrategiesIn part two of our consideration of the role of liquid alternatives in client portfolios, we focus on long-short bond and event-driven strategies.
October 10, 2013
GOP to Offer Temporary Debt Ceiling PlanThe plan would also permanently bar Treasury from using extraordinary measures to avoid default.
October 09, 2013
Roame Predicts Next Scandal in Advisory IndustryThe consultant points to the next industry scandal in his keynote address at confab in San Francisco, along with several other key trends.