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Advisers walk fine line when managing client cash
Staying ahead of inflation in a low-yield environment can mean taking on more risk with emergency cash positions. The shortest-term certificates of deposit are yielding less than 65 basis points.
Market volatility focuses attention back on inflation risks
The historic government spending, combined with wage pressures, could be the catalyst for runaway inflation, according to experts. The S&P 500 Index, which is still up 9.5% from the start of the year, fell by nearly 4% early this week.
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.
Amid bubble fears, investors keep buying
Despite warnings of market excess, exchange-traded U.S. equity funds took in $7 billion last week, while the S&P 500 saw its best week since November.
Bets mount on steeper Treasury yield curve
Steepener trades are often seen as bets on reflation; investors are also preparing for the possibility of bigger deficits if Democrats prevail in November
America’s $20 trillion debt pile is getting cheaper
The U.S. deficit has ballooned in recent months, but the decline in interest rates has cut the cost of servicing the debt
Gold market focuses on yield curve control
With futures topping $1,800, a Fed move to pin down U.S. yields could add to gold's allure
Rising rates may lead to Fed yield-curve control, Gundlach says
DoubleLine executive's comments come as the spread between 5- and 30-year Treasury yields hits its steepest level since 2016
Vanguard limits access to the safest money market funds
The asset management giant closed Treasury money funds to new investors in an attempt to keep yields positive
