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Bond traders are terrible at timing Fed rate hikes
In late 2008, amid the financial crisis, traders expected several Fed hikes in the following couple of years, but central bank officials didn't tighten until 2015.
Bond returns have 60/40 managers turning to FX
The traditional mix of 60% equities and 40% bonds has come under threat of late as losses in the stock market are sometimes met with little more than a shrug in U.S. Treasuries, rather than a rally that protects the entire portfolio.
Fed leaves rates, asset purchases unchanged
Chair Jerome Powell stresses that the economy needs fiscal and monetary policy support
Fed signals rates to remain near zero for at least three years
The central bank said again that it will continue buying Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities 'at least at the current pace'
Fed adopts more relaxed approach to fighting inflation
The adjustment in monetary policy could keep interest rates low for years to come
Big buildup of savings could rein in rates
Deposits at commercial banks have risen 18% this year, to a record $15.6 trillion, and money-market fund assets are almost $1 trillion higher than before the pandemic
Fed chairman predicts slow recovery for jobs market
Powell plays down the May jobs gain and suggests it will take years to get U.S. employment back to its pre-pandemic level
Powell plays down possibility of negative Fed rates
The Fed chairman cited the risk that the pandemic will cause the U.S. lasting economic harm
Upside-down world of negative rates coming for U.S. savers
The scenario has become more likely now that the Fed has slashed rates to close to zero
Wells Fargo cuts outlook for brokerages amid outbreak
The report slashed share price estimates by 22% on average
Vanguard: Fed rate cut a ‘high-risk bet’
The fund manager's chief economist called the decision 'premature' should conditions deteriorate further
Regulator warns of interest-rate risk retail investors take with low-coupon munis
MSRB study shows retail investors purchase more 3%-3.5% coupon bonds, institutional buy 5%
Are negative interest rates always unhealthy?
A $100 billion fund manager challenges traditional views on monetary policy.
Cash comes into focus as interest rates continue ascent
Yields on money market funds, short-term CDs and other cash accounts have risen as the Fed continues to raise interest rates, and this has big implications for advisers.
Fed seen speeding up rate hikes
Economists now expect four Fed hikes this year, as government spending package lifts growth and inflation.
U.S. interest rates will rise soon – perhaps rapidly: Alan Greenspan
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan forecast that interest rates will begin rising soon, perhaps rapidly. “I cannot…
Janet Yellen says central bankers should ‘proceed cautiously’ in raising interest rates
Federal Reserve chairwoman cites heightened risks in the global economy as cause for caution
Once unheard of, negative interest rates emerge as a viable Fed tool
Savers and retirees would suffer the most
Navigating the global fixed-income waters when interest rates are rising
Opportunities in municipal bonds: Potential opportunities to achieve high income over the long term if liquidity from other fixed-income investments dries up.
