Bonds Analysis & Opinion

Don’t sweat it. That’s what municipal bond investors are being told by “respected” financial pundits in the aftermath of Detroit’s $18.5-billion bankruptcy filing –...

By now, we all know Detroit, once a notorious manufacturing hub in the U.S. economy, filed for bankruptcy. The city defaulted on its municipal bonds simply because it didn’t have the money to...

On CNBC yesterday, analyst Meredith Whitney commented that “everybody loses” from the Detroit declaration of bankruptcy.If that is the case, then why in the world are they seeking...

When the herd on Wall Street is moving to one side of the boat, I am inclined to start thinking about moving to the other. Or at the bare minimum, I want to consider getting to the middle.I make that...

The Reserve Bank of India decided it has had enough of rupee weakness and capital flight out of the country. The central bank is dealing with the problem by tightening liquidity conditions in the...

The dollar edged lower in Asia on Tuesday as the slide in U.S. Treasury yields over the past two weeks gave investors less incentive to buy the greenback, while a sharp fall in Portuguese bond yields...

Long awaited and now finally arrived, Detroit’s bankruptcy was expected and priced into markets. Some Detroit debt had been trading down to 30 cents on a dollar prior to the announcement. ...

Hi my name is Wade, and I’m a bond hater. Generally, the first step in addressing any type of personal problem is admitting you actually have a problem. While I am not proud of being a bond...

Capital is returning to certain fixed income sectors. Fund flows are quite uneven however, with the corporate sector remaining investors' favorite. In particular, high yield bonds have recouped a...

The Federal Reserve has made it very clear that it wants to stop quantitative easing. But it has also made it just as clear that it won’t begin to taper its quantitative easing program until...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s semi-annual testimony on Wednesday drew swift advice from bond guru Bill Gross: time to buy five to seven-year Treasurys since interest rates are likely...

The chart below reflects how a variety of assets performed over a 70-day period of time, ending July 10. As you can see the top performing asset was the inverse bond ETF TBF, as interest rates rose...

Junk Bonds ETFs JNK and HYG both broke below their 50- and 200-EMA lines back in May and declined around 7% from high to lows. They are often considered leading of the stock market. Could it be...

An investment in the S&P 500-indexed portfolio right before the financial crisis and held through today would certainly outperform an investment in junk bonds, right? Wrong. The chart below shows...