Republicans might accept a "mini" deal with the Obama administration on
raising the debt limit, Senator John Cornyn of Texas, a Republican
leader, said yesterday on "Fox News Sunday."
The current budget battle in Washington, D.C., feels like a financial version of the 1964 Cold War thriller Fail Safe, which ended in disaster.
Stocks, bonds and commodities posted monthly declines for the first time
since the end of the financial crisis in February 2009, dragged down by
concern Greece will default and signs economies are...
Standard & Poor's would cut the U.S...
The European debt crisis would pose a threat to U.S. money-market mutual
funds if a rash of sovereign defaults caused big banks to fail to meet
obligations within the next three months.
Bill Gross, manager of the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific
Investment Management Co., said the U.S. government must do more to
support employment growth.
Investors claim the brokerage firm, known for its founder's "Take a tip from Poppy" advertising slogan, acted negligently in selling and underwriting more than $6.8 billion in REIT shares.
Investors have pushed sales of structured notes tied to interest rates
and commodities up almost 40 percent on concern that inflation may rise,
making them the fastest-growing types of offerings...
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Cohen & Steers' portfolio manager Scott Crowe gives advisors his take on what's happening in real estate markets worldwide and where the opportunities are.
Greece had its credit rating cut three levels by Standard & Poor's,
which branded the nation with the world's lowest debt grade and said a
restructuring looks "increasingly likely."
The U.S. government debt most vulnerable to inflation is generating the
best returns as the economic recovery slows and the rally in commodities
cools.
by
Jeff Schlegel
Pimco's Bill Gross says steady, dividend-paying stocks are a better bet than U.S. Treasuries.
Renewed proposals to eliminate the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds
as a way to reduce the $1.5 trillion federal deficit are unlikely to
succeed, said a report by BNY Mellon.
Research Affiliates founder Rob Arnott is developing a fundamental indexing method for bonds that factors in deficits, debt and demographics.
Pimco's Bill Gross says investors in U.S.
Treasuries are being lulled into a false sense of security by positive
returns this year because yields aren't high enough relative to
inflation.
by Nick Murray
Yes, it's an "alternative" investment. But to what?
by Alan Lavine
Advisors should scrutinize the risk-return trade-off of including floating-rate loans in client portfolios.
Bill Gross said investors may be at a disadvantage for as long as
15 years as the U.S. keeps borrowing rates low to reduce its debt
burden.
Fidelity Investments is bullish on the U.S. currency just as Pacific Investment
Management Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are warning investors
against buying.
