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.
Treasury Proposes to Guarantee Money Market Funds in Stimulus
By Saleha Mohsin, Josh Wingrove and Jennifer JacobsMoney market mutual funds, which have trillions in assets, could be essential if conditions worsen.
March 16, 2020
Gary Shilling Forecasts a 'Major Global Recession'The coronavirus pandemic is a shock to economies that were already weakening, he says.
March 16, 2020
Ray Dalio Criticizes Fed Rate Cut, Calls for Bigger Moves GloballyThe Fed's 1% cut on Sunday "has wreaked havoc across financial markets," said Dalio.
March 16, 2020
TradePMR Enhances Custodial Platform for RIAs: Portfolio ProductsAlso, Exchange Traded Concepts teams with Qraft to launch new AI-based ETF.
March 16, 2020
Stocks Resume Plunge, Unfazed by Fed Rate CutThe Fed's surprise rate cut Sunday foretells "an avalanche of horrible data in the next few weeks," an economist says.
March 15, 2020
Fed Cuts Benchmark Rate to Near Zero; Stock Futures PlungeIt also pledged to buy some $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds in response to fallout from the coronavirus.
March 12, 2020
Stocks Plummet Again, Triggering Trading HaltsSteep drops at the market open followed Trump's address and other virus-related developments Wednesday night.
March 10, 2020
FINRA Starts Reporting Data on Treasury Securities Trading VolumeMaking Treasury aggregate statistics available every week will add more transparency to the marketplace, it says.