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.
Stocks Flip Higher in Seesaw Session; Bonds Gain
By Stephen Kirkland | Vildana HajricThe risk of an economic downturn amid price pressures and rising borrowing costs remains the major worry for markets.
May 12, 2022
Meet the 2022 Asset Managers of the YearThis year's winners were selected from thousands of managers on the Envestnet platform by Envestnet | PMC and ThinkAdvisor.
May 12, 2022
S&P Rating Method Update Could Ding Annuities: Hearing WitnessAn ACLI representative said the current proposal resembles Europe's Solvency II approach.
May 12, 2022
Stocks Jolted by Recession Fears in Rush for HavenThe main U.S. stock indexes have lost over $6 trillion since March 29, and Mark Mobius says the S&P 500 is "probably going to go lower."
May 10, 2022
Life Insurers Added Asset-Backed Securities in 2021But insurers continued to put much of their extra cash in ordinary corporate bonds.
May 10, 2022
Don't Look at Your 401(k)? Good Luck With That!With Bitcoin down 50% and the Ark Funds off 67%, everyone is antsier than ever about checking their portfolios.
May 10, 2022
Goldman's Oppenheimer Sees Value in $11T Stock Rout"Equities are starting to look attractive for medium-to-longer term buyers," the strategist said Tuesday, though downside risks still lurk.
"Equities are starting to look attractive for medium-to-longer term buyers," he told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday. While the downside risks still lurk, "all of that really is absorbed into the market already."
May 10, 2022
How to Reinvest 'Excess' RMDsOlder clients must take their entire RMD, but that doesn't mean they have to spend it all.