Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Junk Bond Fund Debuts
By Ron DeLeggeState Street Global Advisors introduced the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (SJNK), which owns lower rated corporate debt with durations of less than five years.
April 17, 2012
Yields, Demand Both up on Spanish BondsWhile investors may be jittery about Spains financial condition, they jumped on higher yields to scoop up bonds at an auction beyond what Madrid had hoped to sell.
April 16, 2012
Euro Falls on Spanish Debt WorriesThe euro fell against its peers for the second day in a row on Monday in advance of planned Spanish debt sales, and fell below $1.30 for the first time in two months in morning trading.
April 13, 2012
ECB Will Buy Bonds, Not Make Loans: EconomistsThe ECB is more likely to resume buying up sovereign bonds than it is to make any more cheap long-term loans, according to a poll of economists.
April 12, 2012
Study: Net Inflows into Stocks and Bond Funds Decline 71% in MarchStrategic Insight reports that U.S. mutual fund investors "cautiously" funneled an estimated $13 billion in net inflows into stock and bond funds during March 2012 (open-end and closed-end mutual funds, excluding ETFs and funds underlying variable annuities).
April 12, 2012
Study: Net Inflows into Stocks and Bond Funds Decline 71% in MarchStrategic Insight reports that U.S. mutual fund investors "cautiously" funneled an estimated $13 billion in net inflows into stock and bond funds during March 2012 (open-end and closed-end mutual funds, excluding ETFs and funds underlying variable annuities).
April 11, 2012
Japan Avoids Spanish BondsAs yields continued to rise on Spanish sovereign debt, Japanese investors said they were not tempted by the increases and added that such investments were in too much danger from the continuing debt crisis.
April 09, 2012
Record Bond Buys by Foreigners OK: S. KoreaDespite the fact that it experienced record capital outflows in 2008, South Korea has no plans to halt record purchases of its bonds by foreign investors, and will also sell 30-year bonds that are aimed at investors from outside the country.