Tesla Motors Inc will soon be setting up shop in Brooklyn, New York. The electric car maker reportedly just signed a contract to lease the ground floor space of a building in Red Hook. The company already has a showroom in Chelsea. However, that … [Read more...]
Investing in Bonds – Highway to the Danger Zone?
A lot of experts will talk to you about investing in bonds. In recent months we have read and heard many opinions regarding fixed income market conditions from non-fixed income professionals. In fact, with the exception of Bloomberg News, the … [Read more...]
Treasury Bonds Rally After GDP Data Disappoints
U.S. Government bonds were boosted on Friday, sending 10 year note yields to a 20 month low, after official data showed that the U.S. economy expanded at a slower pace than forecast in the last quarter. Yields on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes fell … [Read more...]
Bill Gross: Fed Will Raise Rates This Year
The Federal Reserve will start to raise interest rates later this year, but investors need not panic. That’s the message from Bill Gross in this months investment outlook released on Thursday. The bond guru who now resides at Janus Capital—told … [Read more...]
Fed Remains Patient About Timing of First Rate Increase.
The Federal Reserve remains on course to raise interest rates later this year despite signs that the global economy is cooling. In the release of this months Federal Open Market Committee policy statement the FOMC repeated its promise to take a … [Read more...]
Gundlach says trouble could lie ahead
DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach warned investors today that the financial crisis, which started in 2008, is far from over. “For many Americans, it looks like the good times have finally arrived after seven miserable years that began with the … [Read more...]
Today’s Top Bond Market Stories — January 26th
Learn Bonds Learn Bonds: – Bond yields recover after Greece scare. – U.S. bond prices fell on Monday with 30 year Treasury yields rising from a record low, with trading subdued by the threat of a massive snowstorm bearing down on New … [Read more...]
Treasury Bond Yields Recover after Greece Scare
U.S. Treasury bond prices gave up early gains driven by the victory of the anti-austerity left-wing Syriza party in Greece’s hotly contested elections on Sunday. The Syriza party, run by Alexis Tsipras, won Sunday’s election but didn’t quite win … [Read more...]
This Week’s Top Bond Market Stories – January 24th Edition
LearnBonds Learn Bonds: – Investors look to bond volatility as yields tighten. – Bond yields have been compressed for years by the actions of the Federal Reserve, and things aren’t set to get better. As the European Central Bank sets up for its own … [Read more...]
Today’s Top Bond Market Stories — January 23rd Edition
Learn Bonds Learn Bonds: – Understanding bond risk – Part 2. – Most conservative investors focus on the yield of a bond, and get excited when the yield is high compared to other investments. That brings us to the discussion of interest rate … [Read more...]