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Core inflation eases in April as Fed eyes tariff risks
EQUITIES MAY 30, 2025
Core inflation eases in April as Fed eyes tariff risks

The Federal Reserve's favored inflation measure rises just 0.1%, opening the door slightly wider to rate cuts.

By Leo Almazora
Goldman's Waldron says debt now tops tariffs on bond traders' fear list
FIXED INCOME MAY 29, 2025
Goldman's Waldron says debt now tops tariffs on bond traders' fear list

The firm's potential next CEO sees a "somewhat concerning" fiscal picture developing as 30-year Treasury rates flirt with a historic high.

By Bloomberg
Trump's next reckoning: the fixed-income market's fiscal deficit focus
FIXED INCOME MAY 22, 2025
Trump's next reckoning: the fixed-income market's fiscal deficit focus

Bond investors "getting fed up" as passage of GOP-led tax bill amplifies concerns around the country's ballooning national debt.

By Bloomberg
US government deficit brings warnings from bond market
FIXED INCOME MAY 22, 2025
US government deficit brings warnings from bond market

Pushback comes as tax bill edges closer.

By Bloomberg
Trump considers making Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac public
FIXED INCOME MAY 22, 2025
Trump considers making Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac public

Hedge funds are keen for government conservatorship to end.

By Bloomberg
30-year Treasury yield breaches 5% level as US debt demand dims
FIXED INCOME MAY 21, 2025
30-year Treasury yield breaches 5% level as US debt demand dims

Following historic Moody's downgrade, softer-than-expected turnout for 20-year bonds sale reflects broader fiscal and economic anxieties.

By Bloomberg
Financial advisors taking little mind of Moody's US downgrade
FIXED INCOME MAY 20, 2025
Financial advisors taking little mind of Moody's US downgrade

Moody's cut its credit rating on US Treasury bonds, but wealth managers don't seem to be overly concerned - at least not yet.

By Gregg Greenberg
Bonds are losing their 'shock absorber' status, KKR says
ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2025
Bonds are losing their 'shock absorber' status, KKR says

The global alternatives giant argues a breakdown in government bonds as a hedge and a "structurally" weaker dollar creates new diversification challenges.

By Bloomberg
Why the 60/40 portfolio is losing ground
EQUITIES MAY 14, 2025
Why the 60/40 portfolio is losing ground

Advisor explains why his firm has leaned into specialization, offering exposure to sectors like aircraft leasing, shipping, music royalties, litigation finance, and even Mississippi barges.

By Chris Davis
Munis poised to outshine fixed income in coming summer redemption season
FIXED INCOME MAY 09, 2025
Munis poised to outshine fixed income in coming summer redemption season

Strategists expect municipal bonds to best Treasuries during the four-month window from May until August, following a historical trend.

By Bloomberg
Fixed income, alternative investments were powerful combo in Q1
EQUITIES MAY 07, 2025
Fixed income, alternative investments were powerful combo in Q1

Large US institutional funds fared better with a lower allocation to equities.

By Steve Randall
Two-year yields fall on trade war anxiety
FIXED INCOME MAY 06, 2025
Two-year yields fall on trade war anxiety

Record-high trade deficit raises stakes for investors, with the Fed now expected to deliver three quarter-point cuts this year.

By Bloomberg
Recession fears spark Goldman's appetite for high-quality, long-term municipal bonds
FIXED INCOME MAY 05, 2025
Recession fears spark Goldman's appetite for high-quality, long-term municipal bonds

'We haven't seen yield like this in a really long time," Goldman Sachs' Sylvia Yeh says of the municipal bond market.

By Andrew Cohen
MIT joins colleges tapping bond markets amid federal funding threats
FIXED INCOME MAY 05, 2025
MIT joins colleges tapping bond markets amid federal funding threats

The elite college is just the latest institution turning to taxable bond sales as the Trump White House continues to exert political pressure.

By Bloomberg
Harvard muni bonds a buy amid battle with Trump White House, Barclays says
FIXED INCOME APR 25, 2025
Harvard muni bonds a buy amid battle with Trump White House, Barclays says

Strategist sees relatively little risk of the university losing its tax-exempt status, which could pose opportunity for investors with a "longer time horizon."

By Bloomberg
Forget rate cuts, high rates are the new norm, says industry veteran
EQUITIES APR 14, 2025
Forget rate cuts, high rates are the new norm, says industry veteran

Increased risk is inevitable, according to CEO of Schwab Asset Management.

By Chris Davis
Treasury selloff a symptom of lost US confidence, Yellen says
FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2025
Treasury selloff a symptom of lost US confidence, Yellen says

The former Treasury secretary argues the "worrisome" pattern doesn't merit Fed intervention yet, but she sees a much higher risk of recession.

By Bloomberg
Treasuries tumble toward worst selloff since 2019 repo blowout
FIXED INCOME APR 11, 2025
Treasuries tumble toward worst selloff since 2019 repo blowout

A sharp exodus from US 10-year debt raises questions over the continued appeal of the nation's debt for haven-seeking investors.

By Bloomberg
Sucking in the 70s again? Advisors weigh the threat of stagflation
EQUITIES APR 09, 2025
Sucking in the 70s again? Advisors weigh the threat of stagflation

Wealth managers debate whether the scourge of stagflation, last seriously felt in the 1970s, will soon hit the American economy.

By Gregg Greenberg
Muni bonds draw investors amid market downturn
FIXED INCOME APR 07, 2025
Muni bonds draw investors amid market downturn

As investors flee equities in the wake of Trump’s tariff plans, municipal bonds are viewed as a haven with yields dropping and demand rising.

By Andrew Cohen