Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
PIMCO Is Over ‘Gross Effect’ as Break-Even Nears, Owner Says
By Shane StrowmattInvestors pulled $2.5 billion from Total Return in July vs. $3 billion in June, the Newport Beach, California-based firm says
August 05, 2015
The odds of a September rate hike have surged in the last two daysThe chances of an interest-rate increase have leaped fourteen percent in just two days.
July 31, 2015
Icahn, Fink Clash Over Junk BondsInvesting titan Carl Icahn and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink spar over high-yield debt and the ETFs that invest in it.
July 22, 2015
Yellen’s gradual rates path backed by bond-market inflation viewThe benchmark U.S. 10-year note yield fell one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 2.31 percent in New York.
July 14, 2015
CVS raising $15 billion in bond market to finance dealsThe company received about $45 billion in orders for the offering.
July 06, 2015
Good luck finding a place to hide as global markets crumbleInvestors tend to respond to impending doom by selling risky stuff and hiding out in safer assets.
July 06, 2015
Good luck finding a place to hide as global markets crumbleInvestors tend to respond to impending doom by selling risky stuff and hiding out in safer assets.
July 01, 2015
Making the Case for High-Yield Bonds Before the Fed Rate HikeThe U.S. high-yield muni composite is trading at higher yield than Iraqi and Lebanese bonds, which makes no sense and presents an opportunity, says Bernstein.