Fixed Income
Read our views on trends in the fixed income market affecting bonds, CDs, and money markets.
Fixed Income content
Bond Insights
Treasury yields have been falling for weeks. Yet inflation expectations remain high and recent growth data have been fairly strong—not a traditional backdrop for declining yields. What's happening?
Bond Insights
Should you avoid lower-rated, riskier investments like high-yield corporate bonds or bank loans? Not necessarily, but you should understand the risks.
Stocks bounced back after tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada were delayed, but tariff issues are not yet solved and still hold the potential to drive market volatility.
Bond Insights
Preferred securities' yields may be appealing, but they almost always come with additional risks.
Bond Insights
The higher yields they currently offer can be a benefit for income-oriented investors, but those yields reflect the additional risks they face.
The wildfires may affect some municipal bond issuers in the devastated areas, but the impact to other California bonds or to the broader muni market is likely limited.
On Investing
Cooper Howard and Kathy Jones look at how climate events, like the fires in Los Angeles, could impact the municipal bond market.
Bond Insights
Yields may trade in a wide range as markets work through issues in the new year. Navigating volatility may mean capturing higher nominal and real yields over the longer term.
On Investing
As we approach 2025, what can investors expect from muni bonds, investment-grade corporate bonds, and the fixed income markets in the new year?