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.
The Outlook for High-Yield Bonds: High Income or High Risk?
By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Nathan Behan, CFA, CAIAThese days, the search for yield has some unique challenges, but whats the outlook for non-investment grade bonds?
May 22, 2013
Bernanke Talks and 10-Year Treasury Yield Zooms Past 2%Bernanke admits that savers who rely on interest income from savings accounts or government bonds are receiving very low returns even as low interest rates have helped create jobs and support home prices.
May 20, 2013
Bond Investors Must Prepare for Rate Spike: SEC’s WalterAt the FINRA conference, the former SEC chairwoman said that she continues to be disturbed by how the SEC has ignored the fixed-income market.
May 17, 2013
Stocks Have Room to Rise, but So Do Interest Rates: J.P. Morgan’s KellyJ.P. Morgan Asset Management's David Kelly believes the biggest drag on the U.S. economy is the Federal Reserve, and investors must prepare for inflation.
May 17, 2013
Top Portfolio Products: Goldman Launches Alts FundAlso announced in the last week: an emerging-markets government bond index fund from Vanguard.
May 17, 2013
Purchasing Pools: The Brazilian Remedy to Ease America’s Credit CrunchThe Brazilian economy and legal system may offer the American middle class a way out of its credit access problem via the Brazilian Purchasing Pool System.
May 15, 2013
3 Market Strategies for Advisors, Investors From RussellThe investment group also has four steps advisors and clients may want to consider for the rest of the year in their bond investments.
May 13, 2013
Quick QE Exit Unlikely, but Do Get a Bond Haircut: PIMCO, Loomis Sayles"A bond and equity investor can choose to play with historically high risk to principal or quit the game and earn nothing, says PIMCO's Bill Gross.