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.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Includes 'Private Activity Bonds'
By Allison BellThe bonds could help life insurers cope with low interest rates.
June 22, 2021
Impact Manager of the Year: Brown AdvisoryWhile preparing for a recession, a pandemic hit, but the Brown Advisory team was well situated and remained agile.
June 22, 2021
Fixed Income Manager of the Year: Brandywine Global Investment Management"Managing fear" and finding value helped fuel the strategy's success in 2020.
June 22, 2021
Fidelity, Pimco, Dodge & Cox Win Morningstar AwardsMorningstar has announced the winners of its 2021 U.S. Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence.
June 18, 2021
Fed's Bullard Says High Inflation May Warrant Liftoff in 2022St. Louis Fed President said he sees the Federal Reserve moving to raise interest rates late next year.
June 16, 2021
Fed Moves Up Expected Date for First Rate HikeFed policymakers expect to raise rates once or twice before year-end 2023, accelerating earlier expectations of no hikes through 2023.
June 16, 2021
Latest Blow to 60/40 Model Is Exodus of Mom and Pop PensionsThe catalyst was the pandemic, which drove low interest rates down further and cut the income investors received from bonds.
June 16, 2021
Fed Debate Moves to Bond Taper and LiftoffWall Street's focus will be on the "dot plot," which shows policymakers' projections of the target interest rate.