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.
Rethinking Fixed Income—Searching for Alpha for September 2012
By Ben WarwickIts time to start planning how fixed-income allocations should change based on current economic realities.
September 02, 2012
Los Angeles Nursing Home Stays ShrinkSkilled facility use is growing more slowly than the elder population.
August 31, 2012
4 Strikes Against Municipal BondsIts easy to contrast the muni-bond market of 2008 with todays landscape but there are significant differences.
August 31, 2012
GOP Exits Tampa, Trailed by Perception They’re Party of the Wealthy, Poll FindsAs Republicans head home from Tampa after naming Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan to head their ticket in the November election, they face a widespread perception that the GOP is the party of the rich, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
August 29, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross Says Fed Easing Will Happen Despite Upward Revision of Q2 GrowthDespite arguments that upward revision of growth will table the Federal Reserves plan, the PIMCO boss says it will happen.
August 29, 2012
Buffett’s $8 Billion Trade Isn’t a Bet Against Munis: LPL’s ValeriWarren Buffetts sale of $8 billion in muni derivatives was a profitable trade, not a comment on the value of the muni market, says the LPL market strategist.
August 24, 2012
Roubini: GOP’s Gold Standard Dream Would Cause DepressionIt might be a relatively slow day for the markets, but the Twitteratiincluding Nouriel Roubini and PIMCO's Bill Grossare abuzz.
August 24, 2012
Pre-Retiree Income Crushed Since Beginning of ‘Recovery’Maybe recovery no longer means what we think. A new report from Sentier Research finds that almost every cohort it studied is worse off now than it was three years ago.