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.
Father of 4% Rule Urges Caution, Cash as Market Risk Rises
By Jane Wollman RusoffBut recent calls to cut withdrawals to around 3% or less are too conservative, Bill Bengen tells ThinkAdvisor.
May 09, 2022
Brutal Stock Selloff Is a Multitude of Bear Cases Coming TrueDizzying as the downdraft has been, you can't say you weren't warned.
May 06, 2022
El-Erian Says Fed Has Lost Credibility With Markets, PublicIt must explain why its inflation forecasts "were so wrong for so long" and how it will fix this situation, the former PIMCO CEO says.
May 05, 2022
'Scared Like Everybody Else': Stocks Go From Shaky to UnhingedThursday was only the fourth day in 20 years when stocks and bonds each posted 2%-plus declines, going by the ETFs that track them.
May 05, 2022
Stocks Tumble as Investors Fret About Fed's QuagmireThe S&P 500 fell nearly 3.6% Thursday, and the Nasdaq 100 dropped close to 5%.
May 05, 2022
A Brief History of Economic Crises, Crashes and RecoveriesWhile today's soaring inflation and supply chain problems are concerning, the U.S. has historically recovered well from economic crises.
May 04, 2022
Interest Rate Hikes Turn Lead Into Helium for CNO Life and Annuity Products"New money rates" are starting to exceed the company's current portfolio yield.
May 04, 2022
Fed Hikes Rates Half-Point as Powell Signals Similar Moves AheadTreasuries and stocks rallied as the Fed chair dashed speculation it was weighing an increase of 75 basis points in the months ahead.