Goldman strategist sees S&P 500 ending year as high as 1,600; corporate capex still robust
Mutual funds in the U.S. that focus on bonds have the highest percentage of their assets in cash since 2008, which may temper a rise in yields from about record lows as managers put that money to work.
U.S. municipal-bond yields rose for a fifth straight day to the highest in more than four months as government reports pointed to a recovery in housing.
Government notes headed for steepest decline in one quarter since 2010; Fed rate-raising raised
Investors are plowing cash back into tax-free bonds and Pacific Investment Management Co. is ready to take advantage of investors' renewed enthusiasm.
The highest yields on 30-year U.S. Treasuries since October erased the extra income advantage investors get from similar-maturity municipal bonds to the least in eight months, suggesting an opportunity to buy.
Marks first non-payment on GOBs by insolvent state capital; 'indication of how severe the problem is'
Berkshire boss says investors should steer clear of Treasuries; he's not big on gold, either
Junk bonds are becoming more attractive compared with stocks as relative yields on the debt soar to a two-year high and a U.S. recession becomes likelier, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Forecasting a solid rally after a bad first quarter; recent tailspin 'was not fully justified'
Prospects for return on equities compared to debt 'as good as they have been in a generation'
Largest six-month hike in pay since 2007; 'people are feeling better'
The Pimco Total Return ETF is getting a new ticker symbol April 4.
Louis Freeh, a former FBI director and MF Global trustee, said he would not recommend bonuses for the three executives who stayed on at the company to help unwind the complex transactions between and among the firm's entities.
After being dead wrong for years, bond bears are feeling more confident going into the weekend. The Treasury market sold off big this week, taking the benchmark 10-year yield up 26 basis points to 2.29%, a four-month high.
Municipal high yields, thus far in 2012, continue to be priced at attractive spreads of 399 basis points, or 127 basis points above the long-term average of the past 16 years between the two Indices.
Income-seeking investors should take solace in a trend toward rising dividend payouts in 2012, according to Alex Crooke, manager of the $1.2 billion Henderson Global Equity Income Fund.
