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Market Extra: Fed Finds Itself In A Tough Spot As 10-year Treasury Yield Slides To 21-month Low

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The Federal Reserve walks a tightrope as the bond market cranks up the pressure on monetary-policy makers to ease benchm... Read more

Deep Dive: Dividend Stocks, Hot This Year, May Get Even Hotter Thanks To The Federal Reserve

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Lower interest rates mean rising prices for higher-yielding stocks. Read more

Deep Dive: Dividend Stocks, Hot This Year, May Get Even Hotter Thanks To The Federal Reserve

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Lower interest rates mean rising prices for higher-yielding stocks. Read more

Market Extra: Heres Who Keeps Investors Abreast Of This Opaque Debt Market And Possible Systemic Risk

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Covenant Review is tracking the steady deterioration of investor protections in loan documents amid increased scrutiny a... Read more

Peter Morici: Why The Fed Should Ditch Its 2% Inflation Target

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Spending, not inflation, drives growth and prosperity, writes Peter Morici. Read more

Outside The Box: 5 Signs That Home Prices Could Be Rolling Over Again

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Your local housing market may be weaker than you think, writes Keith Jurow. Read more

Outside The Box: 5 Signs That Home Prices Could Be Rolling Over Again

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Your local housing market may be weaker than you think, writes Keith Jurow. Read more

Economic Preview: Five Things To Watch In The Pivotal Fed Meeting

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Here are five things to watch at the upcoming Fed interest-rate committee meeting. Read more

Bond Report: 2-year Treasury Yield Note Hits 1 ½-year Low As Rate-cut Bets Accelerate

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U.S. Treasury prices rise Thursday, pulling yields lower, as investors’ expectations for interest-rate cuts gain groun... Read more

Bond Report: 2-year Treasury Yield Note Hits 1 ½-year Low As Rate-cut Bets Accelerate

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U.S. Treasury prices rise Thursday, pulling yields lower, as investors’ expectations for interest-rate cuts gain groun... Read more

Bond Report: Short-term Treasury Yields Retreat Sharply After Soft Inflation Data

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U.S. Treasury yields fall Wednesday after the release of anemic inflation data puts pressure on the Federal Reserve to e... Read more

Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: Bond Guru Who Called Interest Rate Top In 2018 Now Says Yields Could Fall Further

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Schwab fixed-income strategist says low economic growth, demographics will keep rates down, writes Howard Gold. Read more

Outside The Box: Think 3% Is Small Potatoes? It Can Eat Your Life Savings

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What might seem like pennies a year is actually a huge drag on performance. Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields See Biggest 1-day Climb In 9 Weeks After U.S. Shelves Mexico Tariffs

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Treasury prices fell Monday trading, pushing yields higher, as investors jump into stocks following the U.S.’s decisio... Read more

Economic Report: Consumer Credit Accelerates In April To A Five-month High

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Consumer borrowing accelerated in April, rising by $17.5 billion, after a revised $11 billion gain in March, the Federal... Read more

The Fed: Get Out The Scissors — Barclays Forecasts A Half-point Rate Cut From The Fed In July

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Following the May employment report, Barclays now expects a half-point interest-rate reduction in July, up from a quarte... Read more

Market Extra: Why The Jobs Report Could Give The Junk-bond Market A Second Wind

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The U.S. junk bond market is making significant gains this week amid surging expectations that the Federal Reserve will ... Read more

Key Words: Fed Typically Cuts Swiftly And Does Not Disappoint Market Expectations, Says BAML

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In a report dated June 6, Mark Cabana, rates strategist, Joseph Song, U.S. economist, and currency strategist Adarsh Sin... Read more

Outside The Box: Brace Yourself For The Coming Tech And Debt Wrecks

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Today’s IPOs, high-yield debt and other securities are once again leading investors to disaster. Read more

Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: This Yield Curve Expert With A Perfect Track Record Sees Recession Risk Growing

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U.S. economic growth is slowing, so consider shifting money into bonds from stocks, writes Howard Gold. Read more