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.
Bond Mutual Funds, ETFs Post Record Outflow
By John SullivanThe $61.7 billion outflow far exceeds the previous record set at the height of the financial crisis in October 2008.
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.
June 26, 2013
What’s at Stake for Muni Bond Investors in Detroit InsolvencyIn what may be the most severe case of credit distress since the Great Depression, the city of Detroit is charting new territory in negotiations with creditors to avert a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing.
June 26, 2013
PIMCO’s Gross: Fed’s Right on Ending QE, but Bernanke Spoke Too FastBill Gross believes Ben Bernanke has failed to see problems plaguing the U.S. economy: wages dampened by globalization, an aging society and technology's elimination of jobs.
June 26, 2013
Fed’s Fisher Tempers ‘Taper Tantrum’ TalkThe Dallas Fed president employed his usual folksy metaphors to describe investor behavior, comparing them to wild pigs.
June 24, 2013
Taper Tantrum: Markets Recoil, Advisors Scramble on Fed NewsWhether its stocks, bonds, emerging markets or ETFs, investors want financial advisors to tell them how to protect their portfolios.