Bonds Analysis & Opinion

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...

We thank Michael Wilson of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and FactSet Research Systems for a compilation of returns. Michael’s commentary in July talked about how “There was no place to...

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...

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...

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...

While commodities have not been exploding higher this year, they have recently begun to outshine Treasury’s.Major PocketsWhen looking at the larger picture of the market cycle, we can compare...

Fixed income managers have recently had to practice a rarely used skill -- explaining poor investment performance to their clients.Two-Way RiskBonds have been a great investment for a long time, but...

A quantitative run through of the Swedish Fixed Income market, starting with the Riksbank and Money Markets before moving on to government and mortgage bonds.To Read the Entire Report Please Click on...

Spooked retail investors are exhibiting complete capitulation in their bond portfolios. They have been dumping fixed income assets, particularly munis, in record amounts.And the proceeds are ending up...