Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
China in Talks With Italy as Lender
By Marlene Y. SatterAs Greece nears default and Italy struggles to keep from losing control over its own debt problems, the latter has been engaged in talks with China over the possibility of asset sales to the Asian nation.
August 30, 2011
EBRI: Target Date Fund Ride Scared Some Out of StocksAbout 80% of the workers who had all 401(k) plan assets in target-date funds during the 2008 stock market crash have kept the assets in the funds, but some have gone to cash.
August 30, 2011
PIMCO’s Gross ‘Crying in His Beer’ on Anti-Treasury BetGross said in an interview, When youre underperforming the index, you go home at night and cry in your beer. Its not fun, but who said this business should be fun. Were too well paid to hang our heads and say boo-hoo.
August 22, 2011
Recession Priced Into Treasuries, as Yields Near Historic LowsInvestors flight to safety into U.S. Treasuries (despite the recent S&P downgrade) has driven yields toward historic lows and has market participants pricing in a recession, say market watchers such as Brent Burns of Asset Dedication.
August 16, 2011
If Volatile Markets Persist, Pension Funds May Flee to BondsIf markets continue to be volatile post S&P's downgrade of U.S. debt to Double-A+, pension funds will attempt to minimize their losses and buy bonds, says Brett Goldstein, president of The Pension Department.
August 09, 2011
S&P Knocks U.S. Debt, Debt Buyers Knock BackDespite a historic downgrade of U.S. government debt Friday, investors still judge treasuries a safe harbor when weathering market turbulence, if Monday’s “flight to quality” is any indication.
August 03, 2011
Bond Selloff Sparks Italy's Plea for Euro Zone HelpItaly looked to the euro zone for political help on Wednesday as its bonds were hammered in the midst of a huge selloff.
August 02, 2011
Euro Crisis Spreads as Italian, Spanish Debt Yields Pass 6%The massive size of Italian and Spanish debt in comparison to that of Greece, Portugal and Ireland imparts global economic significance to Tuesday's bond market news.