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Threat of muni mayhem fades
FIXED INCOME MAR 09, 2012
Threat of muni mayhem fades

Defaults in the $3.7 trillion municipal-bond market this year will again prove Meredith Whitney wrong.

By Doug Cubberley
Leon Cooper on Treasuries: 'Your capital is being confiscated'
FIXED INCOME MAR 08, 2012
Leon Cooper on Treasuries: 'Your capital is being confiscated'

Former head of GSAM says U.S. debt the worst best over the next three years

By John Goff
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Getting a look under the fixed-income ETF hood

By Jason Kephart
FIXED INCOME MAR 07, 2012
'Lousy year' ahead for Treasuries, warns Wells Fargo unit

By Bloomberg
MUB drubbed as price of biggest muni ETF plunges
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2012
MUB drubbed as price of biggest muni ETF plunges

iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund records largest loss since 2008; 'extremely overvalued'

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2012
Mets' debt gets cut — and it's not even spring training

S&P lowers outlook on tax-exempt bonds that financed construction of Citi Field; off-field drama could sap attendance

By John Goff
FIXED INCOME MAR 04, 2012
MSSB urges safety first, citing worries over European slump

By Bloomberg
Bonds, fake bonds: $6 trillion in bogus Treasury notes seized
FIXED INCOME MAR 02, 2012
Bonds, fake bonds: $6 trillion in bogus Treasury notes seized

Fake securities found in safety depost boxes in Zurich; date back to 1934

By John Goff
BlackRock's Fink says investors should be 100% in equities
EQUITIES FEB 29, 2012
BlackRock's Fink says investors should be 100% in equities

World not going to fall apart, says BlackRock big; Treasuries a losing proposition

By Doug Cubberley
Pioneer says buy high-yield debt after worst losses since 2008
FIXED INCOME FEB 27, 2012
Pioneer says buy high-yield debt after worst losses since 2008

Managers recommending speculative-grade bonds after the debt declined 6.7% since the end of July.

By Doug Cubberley
FIXED INCOME FEB 26, 2012
Advisers should tread carefully in subprime market

By MFXFeeder
Obama kicks munis to the curb again in new budget
FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2012
Obama kicks munis to the curb again in new budget

In the proposed 2013 budget released today, Obama reprised his call to cap deductions, including tax-exempt interest, for families earning more than $250,000 a year.

By Doug Cubberley
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2012
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors

RiverNorth Capital Management set to lock buyers out of its strategic-income fund; DoubleLine connection a big draw

By Jason Kephart
FIXED INCOME FEB 22, 2012
SIFMA and ASF create covered-bond group

Announced today, the council aims to be a collaborative forum for market participants to promote the U.S. covered-bonds market.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors move into local-currency debt

By Drew Carter
How does AA grab you? S&P talking another U.S. ratings cut
FIXED INCOME FEB 17, 2012
How does AA grab you? S&P talking another U.S. ratings cut

One in three chance Uncle Sam downgraded again; 'political brinksmanship hasn't gone away'

By John Goff
DoubleLine's first closed-end fund expected tomorrow
FIXED INCOME FEB 16, 2012
DoubleLine's first closed-end fund expected tomorrow

Star manager Jeffrey Gundlach makes his closed-end fund debut on Thursday

By Bloomberg
Buffett not likely to be buffeted by inflation
FIXED INCOME FEB 15, 2012
Buffett not likely to be buffeted by inflation

Berkshire boss has done masterful job of shielding company from rising prices, says Moody's

By John Goff
'Ideal' conditions for stocks — but investors won't take the plunge
FIXED INCOME FEB 15, 2012
'Ideal' conditions for stocks — but investors won't take the plunge

Investors continue to yank money from equity mutual funds, piling the cash into Treasuries and CDs. Their reward? Puny returns. Meanwhile, stock investors are making out just fine.

By John Goff
Pimco's Gross says global economy, markets at risk in 2012
FIXED INCOME FEB 15, 2012
Pimco's Gross says global economy, markets at risk in 2012

Pimco's Gross: U.S. Treasuries look more appealing; Total Return now at 30% U.S. gov't debt

By Doug Cubberley