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.
SIFMA Forecasts Municipal Bond Issuance to Climb
By Kate McBrideSurvey projects total $502 billion in new munis for 2011, up 16%.
December 08, 2010
Year-End Muni Bond Glut Creates Buying OpportunityYields on municipal debt at levels not reached since May.
December 07, 2010
MetLife Projects Income, Revenue GainsMetropolitan Life Insurance Co. anticipates gains in net income and revenue for the fourth quarter and fiscal year, the company has announced.
December 01, 2010
CIGNA to Buy Back NotesCIGNA Corp. has announced a tender offer for $350 million in senior notes due in 2019 that pay a rate of 8.5%.
December 01, 2010
Humana to Offer Retirement Solutions From Lincoln FinancialLincoln Financial Group and Humana Inc. announced Wednesday that they were partnering to allow Humana agents to sell Lincoln fixed index annuities.
November 30, 2010
TD Ameritrade Adds Bonds to PlatformTD Ameritrade, Inc., a brokerage subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., announced Tuesday that it is expanding its fixed income securities list to include new issue municipal bonds that are underwritten by M.R. Beal.
November 29, 2010
Spain Gets Extension as Bonds Suffer; Germany Denies Plans for Joint BondsSpain, thought to be in danger of needing a bailout if Portugal was rescued, was granted a reprieve on its bank support system.
November 28, 2010
Government Bond Yields of Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain Continue to RiseThe 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.