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.
Middle-class Americans saved $1,400 less by 2005 because of income inequality
By Staff WriterKeeping up with the Joneses cost middle-income families $1,400 a year up to 2005.
March 26, 2013
Illinois Settles SEC Fraud Charge Over PensionsGov. Pat Quinns administration admitted no wrongdoing in the way state officials borrowed money to pay pension obligations through $2.2 billion in municipal bond sales from 2005 to 2009.
March 25, 2013
Bill Gross ‘Stamps’ His Approval on $2 Million AuctionBill Gross and his wife, Sue, will auction pieces of their stamp collection in April with the proceeds going to charity.
March 22, 2013
Ouch! DoubleLine Raids TCW Again for More TalentThe focus has now turned to equity analysts, as the fixed-income shop makes a push to broaden its investment horizons.
March 21, 2013
Invasion of the Yield Chasers! Even PIMCO Joins HordeConsidering the frustratingly low yields in risky junk bonds and a moderately steep Treasury yield curve, where do opportunities lie for fixed-income investors?
March 21, 2013
PIMCO Targets European Commercial PropertyThe firm is targeting direct commercial real estate investments and nonsecuritized loans, which carry greater risk but higher return potential.
March 18, 2013
El-Erian on Cyprus: ‘Europe Lit Two Sticks of Dynamite’Bond chief says the island's plan to tax bank deposits risks social unrest.
March 15, 2013
Aviva USA launches new annuity seriesAviva USA, a unit of Aviva plc, announced their new Target Benefit series of annuities this week.