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.
DoubleLine’s Gundlach: S&P Outlook Downgrade ‘Silly Thing to Do’
By John SullivanIn a quarterly performance call on Tuesday for the RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund, fixed income manager Jeffery Gundlach scoffed at S&P’s outlook downgrade on Monday of U.S government debt.
April 18, 2011
2011 Q1 Earnings: Citi Reports Lower Profits, SalesNet income drops 32%, but EPS are $0.01 ahead of analysts’ expectations.
April 17, 2011
These Colors Don't Run, But They HideWith tax season winding down, I thought it appropriate to relay this anecdote.
April 13, 2011
Dog days of summerIn the investment world, theories abound, but one that often works is seasonality. The idea is to "sell in May and stay away," meaning that the stock market often does not do well during the summer and early fall months.
April 12, 2011
PIMCO's Gross Reduces Government Related InvestmentsPIMCO's $236 billion Total Return Fund reduced its share of U.S. government debt to minus 3% in March, while increasing its cash and cash equivalents to 31%, its highest percentage in four years.
April 11, 2011
2011 SMA Fixed Income Manager of the Year: Sage Advisory ServicesSage’s Intermediate Fixed Income Portfolio: Internal and external research, but then efficient trading.
April 07, 2011
The Marketing Alliance releases third-quarter resultsThe Marketing Alliance, headed by President Timothy M. Klusas (pictured), recently announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2010. Click the headline for more information.
April 01, 2011
The Demise of the Great American Middle ClassI spent the 1980-81 academic year at a graduate program in Bologna, Italy, under the aegis of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International…