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.
GOP retreat on taxes likely if Obama wins
By Staff WriterRepublicans still believe they have a shot at the White House, but they're also starting to plan for the possibility that they don't get it.
September 18, 2012
Riding the FIA waveFixed indexed annuities sales are cresting. Heres how one company is riding that wave.
September 18, 2012
Pimco’s Gross Slams Fed in Tweet CritiqueSure, hes no Kim Kardashian or Ashton Kutcher, but PIMCOs Bill Gross is gaining traction with his Twitter feed.
September 17, 2012
Merkel Defends ECB, BundesbankChancellor Angela Merkel of Germany defended both sides of the bond-buying issue, saying that politicians should stay out of ECB limits in bond purchases but championing the right of the Bundesbank head to challenge them.
September 14, 2012
South Korea Sees Third Rating UpgradeSouth Korea was given its third debt rating upgrade in less than three weeks as Standard & Poors raised it one step to A+, citing a lower risk on the Korean peninsula after a smooth change in leadership in North Korea.
September 12, 2012
How to Create Your Election PortfolioIt wont be long before the presidential election is upon us. Will your portfolio be ready? Analysts from Russell, OppenheimerFunds and more say how to reposition portfolios before Nov. 6.
September 11, 2012
DoubleLine’s Gundlach Contradicts Bill Gross, Says Inflation UnlikelyOn a Web seminar, a whirlwind trip around the globe to where the star fixed-income manager sees problems and potential.
September 11, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross Sees Lower Short-Term Rates, Higher Long-Term RatesMore wisdom from Bill Gross in 140 characters.