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.
Government Bond Yields of Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain Continue to Rise
By Marlene Y. SatterThe bond markets, worried that Ireland's political situation could upset bailout plans and fearing contagion to other euro zone countries, widened bond spreads and demand for U.S. 10-year Treasuries and the German bund rising on Friday.
November 17, 2010
BondDesk’s Shayne: EU Troubles With Ireland May Mean Lower Yields in U.S.Between Ireland and Greece, the EU has its hands full trying to stave off potential disaster for the euro and the union, but BondDesk's Chris Shayne says it's too early to tell how it'll influence U.S. Treasuries.
November 17, 2010
Emerging Markets Debt and the PIGSDoubleLine Fund's Luz Padilla speaks about the emerging markets and a bit about concerns with PIGS.
November 17, 2010
The DOL’s DC Fiduciary Shift, and the SEC’s on Munis: Connecting the Advisor Tea LeavesThe increased awareness of the fiduciary duty resulting from financial re-regulation is already having visible effects on DC plans and muni bond advisors.
November 16, 2010
Rangel Convicted of Ethics ViolationsDemocratic Representative Charles Rangel, Congress's former chief tax writer, was convicted by a congressional panel on Tuesday.
November 15, 2010
Corporate Debt Safer Than Euro Zone Sovereign DebtEurope's sovereign debt crisis has turned the region's credit markets upside down.
November 15, 2010
Tiger 21 Investors Voice Investment ConcernsMembers cite 'political risk, inflation, deflation' as important risks
November 12, 2010
Top 5 Most Read Stories: LTC Tax Changes; PIMCO's Gross on Bond MarketThese are AdvisorOne's Top 5 Most Read Stories for the week of Nov. 8.