Global Currencies Teeter As Bonds Offer 'Return-Free Risk'
Money Metals Exchange - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 2:04PM CDT
By Stefan Gleason Never before has holding bonds denominated in national currencies been more risky and less rewarding. That may seem like a provocative statement, but it’s not hyperbole. It’s the reality investors around the world now...
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Evans: Fed's biggest risk is hiking too soon
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 1:23PM CDT
SCHZ: 52.83 (+0.13), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), DTUS: 33.38 (-0.48), VBND: 50.32 (+0.16), FBND: 50.81 (+0.23), IUSB: 102.53 (+0.33), DTUL: 61.40 (-1.22), SAGG: 32.67 (-0.41), GBF: 115.47 (+0.47), SCHO: 50.68 (+0.03), TUZ: 50.97 (+0.02), AGG: 111.32 (+0.34), SHY: 84.77 (+0.06), BIL: 45.73 (unch), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), LAG: 58.88 (+0.25), SST: 30.26 (+0.02), VGSH: 61.06 (+0.05), SHV: 110.26 (unch)
Goldman hedges September rate hike forecast
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 3:34PM CDT
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The Market Sings A Bohemian Rhapsody
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 10:37AM CDT
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Total Return's new managers position fund for rate hike
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 7:19AM CDT
BOND: 110.19 (+0.10)
I Hope I'm Wrong About This...
Bonner & Partners - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 5:46AM CDT
By Bill Bonner Today, I'm going to tell you about the end of the world. Not the end of the world exactly. But the end of the fiat money system President Nixon gave birth to in 1971... when he cut the dollar loose from gold. And it may feel like...
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Natixis: Sharp falls in oil mean better growth, higher rates, weaker euro
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 1:56PM CDT
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Myopic Market Mania - Why This Is So Important
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 11:52AM CDT
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Watch As All The Bond Rats Jump Ship Before FOMC Meeting
EconMatters - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 13, 5:29AM CDT
Short-Term Market Flipping The markets are just hilarious these days - there are no meaningful investments in the era of High-Frequency Trading, Spoofing Algos, Pump & Dump IPO Schemes and ZIRP free money to borrow at the drop of a hat. ...
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Bond Yields In Canada And United Kingdom Looking Most Attractive Right Now
Michael Grogan - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 12:12PM CDT
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Fed Rate Hike Cycles And Bond Yields
Brian Romanchuk - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 8:01AM CDT
In the post-1990 era, most Treasury bond bear markets are associated with Fed rate hike cycles. (There have been some counter-trend selloffs, such as the "Taper Tantrum" of 2013.) The 1994 episode was a notorious bear market that persisted...
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Pimco's Total Return Fund boosts mortgage exposure
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 12:07PM CDT
BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), AGG: 111.32 (+0.34)
Bond Sell-Off: Are We Finally Headed For The 'Big One'?
Adam Aloisi - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 11:04AM CDT
Those who remember the old 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son starring Redd Foxx may recall Fred Sanford's chronic fake heart attacks. Whenever he came under stress or received a visit from a dreaded relative, he'd dramatically ramble around the living...
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Gundlach: Fed rate hike is a mistake
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 8:46AM CDT
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6 Days Until The Bond Market Crash Begins
EconMatters - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 5:25AM CDT
Run for the Exits Early on Thursday morning, realizing this was going to be a robust sell-off in equities, the "smart money", i.e., the big banks, investments banks, hedge funds and the like, ran to the old staple of buying bonds hand...
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Janus Capital Gets Initial Nod from SEC to Offer ETFs - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 06, 4:24PM CST
Global investment firm Janus Capital Group, Inc. (JNS) obtained a preliminary approval from the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) to offer a set of exchange traded funds (ETFs).
BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), WF: 26.54 (+0.07), JNS: 17.71 (+0.62), PFLT: 14.15 (+0.08)
Gundlach's DoubleLine Launches First ETF
Wall Street Daily - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 3:28PM CST
By Alan Gula Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) is facing an investor confidence crisis. The storied bond firm experienced over $150 billion of mutual fund outflows in 2014. And PIMCO's flagship Total Return Fund is now 54% smaller than it...
TOTL: 50.00 (+0.05), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10)
Janus wins preliminary approval for ETFs
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 1:36PM CST
TOTL: 50.00 (+0.05), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), JNS: 17.71 (+0.62)
The Role Of Bonds In Portfolios Today
Brad McMillan - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 12:54PM CST
This article originally appeared on the Independent Observer Blog. I am at the Commonwealth Leaders Conference this week, at one of the most beautiful properties I have ever seen. So, of course, I am sitting in a conference room...
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Trading Bond ETFs: Quick Strategy Primer
Lang Gibson - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 2:42PM CST
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