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Let The Economists Obsess Over Rising Rates
by Michael Batnick, The Irrelevant Investor At this point youâre probably tired of all the speculation about whether…
April 26, 2015
Afraid of Rising Rates? Donât Be.
by Ashish Shah and Ivan Rudolph-Shabinsky, AllianceBernstein Sometime this year, the Federal Reserve will probably raise interest rates…
April 22, 2015
A Simplified Argument for a June Hike
by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM There is something special and meaningful about receiving a…
April 6, 2015
Fed tightening + HY distress = 2015 bear market?
by Cam Hui, Humble Student of the Markets Despite my bullish stock market outlook (see my last post…
March 29, 2015
LPL Research: Outlook 2015 Spring Update
LPL provides a Spring update to their 2015 outlook on the stock market, bond market, and economy.
March 26, 2015
The World is Topsy Turvy, Thanks to Heavy Distortions
by Kara Lilly, Investment Strategist, Mawer Investment Management For a country whose population is smaller than that of…
March 26, 2015
Could the Search for Income Lead to Instability?
by Daniel Loewy and Morgan Harting, AllianceBernstein Years of quantitative easing has pushed yields on government bonds down…
March 20, 2015
Guy Haselmann: How Far Behind the Curve is the Fed, Anyway?
by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM I responded to an email question this morning with…
March 6, 2015
Why It May Be Time to Favor TIPS
by Erik Swarts, Market Anthropology Not surprising - considering the surge in the dollar since last summer, headline…
March 2, 2015
Guy Haselmann: "Violets Aren't Blue"
Violets arenât Blue by Guy Haselmann, Director, Capital Markets Strategy, Scotiabank GBM ¡     Long dated Treasuries will rally…
February 26, 2015
Will Interest Rates Defy Expectations Again?
U.S. interest rates so far this year have not risen above their low levels. While long-term yields are…
February 24, 2015
Investors Are Still Not Impressed With The Long Bond
by Jesse Felder, The Felder Report Everyoneâs talking about how the stock market has recently broken out to…
February 20, 2015
Deciphering Negative Yields
Deciphering Negative Yields by Anthony Valeri, Fixed Income and Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Record low bond yields are…
February 11, 2015
Bank of Canada Shocks Market with Rate Cut
Bank of Canada Shocks Market with Rate Cut Globe and Mail - January 21, 2015 - The Bank…
January 21, 2015
Is 2015 the Year for Rising Interest Rates?
In his second of two posts on the topic, Matt Tucker takes a look at where interest rates…
January 20, 2015