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.
Bill for Covered Bond Market in U.S. Wins House Panel’s Bipartisan Support
By Joyce HansonA covered-bond bill that could introduce a significant funding for U.S. mortgages, based on a European model, won bipartisan approval from a House panel.
June 23, 2011
Fidelity Launches TDF-Like Muni FundsBoston mutual fund behemoth Fidelity Investments announced Wednesday it launched the Fidelity Defined Maturity Funds, a series of four municipal income funds, each with a defined maturity date.
June 23, 2011
BondDesk Rolls Out BondWorks PlatformBondDesk's Chris Shayne says the revised BondWorks fixed-income retail trading platform is akin to going from a flip phone to a smart phone.
June 20, 2011
iShares Rolls Out Floating-Rate Note Fund; UBS Adds to Energy ETN GroupOther new investment products are launched by Neuberger Berman, Aperio, Aequam and Highland
June 20, 2011
Consumer Confidence Out of Sync with U.S. Stock GainsBloomberg Consumer Comfort Index diverges from Dow for the first time in 20 years.
June 17, 2011
Closed-End Fund Investors Still Wanted Fixed Income in MayEquity closed-end fund discounts remained stable during the month, while those of fixed income CEFs narrowed.
June 10, 2011
Muni Managers Say Widespread Default Fears Overblown: Morningstar ConfabRecent gloom about possible vast municipal bond defaults, like those predicted by Meredith Whitney, got a dismissive response from a panel of muni bond portfolio managers at the Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago. “The predictions of widespread defaults that are going to decimate municipal bond portfolios are completely preposterous,” said...
June 09, 2011
At Morningstar Advisor Conference, Rapid Fire Round Table on Macro-Economic IssuesDon Phillips, Scott Burns, Russ Kinnel tackle large items in short amount of time.