Options prices indicate skepticism but Pimco says Federal Reserve's rate increase bar is 'fairly low.'
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> A Fed official put some of the central bank's post-financial crisis actions under a magnifying glass and found they have done little to boost the economy.
Four big behavioral factors that are at play in investors' concerns about rising interest rates.
China's Shenzhen Composite Index, having more than doubled in 2015, began declining about a week after the legendary bond manager made a prediction that Chinese stocks were overheated and poised to fall, and it has since plunged about 27%.
Bill Gross, who recommended shorting the Chinese stock market last month before it plunged, didn't actually do the trade. Instead he wagered against both the S&P 500 emerging market currencies.
At Pimco, Bill Gross built a reputation as the world's best bond trader. Now, at Janus Capital, he's managing a much smaller fund &mdash; all while being measured against his younger self.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> An expected drop in crude prices to $30 to $40 a barrel this fall might not be enough to balance global oil markets.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> For bond investors worried about what might happen when the Fed starts whittling down its $2.46 trillion of Treasuries, there's good news.
While alts have risen in popularity as a way to hedge Fed action, their usefulness is overstated, says strategist
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Avoid these investing missteps when the next bear rumbles through the market.
Even with crude oil now hovering around $45 a barrel, there is debate over whether it is time to buy or steer clear of the global commodity.
Untested category suffers $4B in net outflows this year as it is about to be tested by higher rates.
The bond manager said regulators are looking into how the firm valued some mortgage-backed securities in the exchange-traded fund version of its flagship Fund.
Advisers need to provide better guidance so that clients get into &mdash; and out of &mdash; nontraditional bond funds at the right times.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach believes $40 oil is something investors should be worried about.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Tampa-based fund manager to plead guilty to investment fraud in relation to $9M worth of Facebook stock he purchased then sold and was caught short when the stock price rebounded.
Rising interest rates? Greece? Today's markets present a volatile picture for fixed-income investors. Here's advice on how to navigate it all.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: China could stand in the way, as their market struggles create a risk of tightening into a slowing global economy.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A modest change in employment data won't change the Fed's course.
