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.
CBO Lowers Economic Outlook; Consumers Do the Same
By Bernice NapachA New York Fed survey of consumers shows growing expectations of job losses and spending declines.
April 06, 2020
COVID-19 Pain Also Touches Higher-Income Consumers: SurveysMoney may buy bootleg hand santitizer, but not necessarily tranquility.
April 03, 2020
SEC's Chief Accountant Relaxes Some Corporate Reporting RulesThey include temporary suspension of GAAP standards for some loan modifications.
April 03, 2020
The Muni Bond Market Is Getting WildThe COVID-19 pandemic is upending the ordinarily sleepy market.
April 03, 2020
Fed Helped Bond Market Stabilize: Penn Mutual AnalystMark Heppenstall has a chart showing liqudity pressure was climbing toward Great Recession levels.
April 01, 2020
Market Crisis? For Best Results, Ride It Out: DalbarDalbar looked at 10 periods of market turmoil to see whether investors fared better by taking action or staying put.
April 01, 2020
Gundlach Sees New Stock Lows, Long-Term Pain Ahead"It looks like a depression scenario," the DoubleLine CEO says.
March 31, 2020
Former Fed Chair Yellen Worries About a Deepening RecessionHer best-case scenario doesn't foresee positive GDP growth until the fourth quarter.