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The 6-Month T-Bill Breaches 5%. It Hasn’t Been This High Since 2007.
Text size The yield on six-month Treasurys reached the highest level in about 16 years. Al Drago/Bloomberg The rate on U.S. six-month Treasury bills surpassed 5% on Tuesday, reaching its highest level...
JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Urges Investors to Ditch Stocks for Bonds
(Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategist Marko Kolanovic said he is “turning more defensive,” recommending that investors fade this year’s stock rally because “a recession is currently ...
Fed is not your friend
As Wall Street gears up for key inflation data, Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher believes one thing is clear: “The Fed is not your friend.” He warns Federal Reserve chair J...
CPI Will Show Whether Stocks or Bonds Got It Right
(Bloomberg) — For the first time in a long time, stock and bond markets are flashing divergent signals on the economy and future Federal Reserve policy. Tuesday’s inflation report will go a long...
These money and investing tips can build your portfolio’s offense and defense
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS 10 value stocks for today’s ma...
Investors Brace for Risk Inflation Dooms Bonds to Bear Market
(Bloomberg) — Investors are bracing for key inflation data next week that could worsen the bond-market rout. Most Read from Bloomberg January consumer prices are seen accelerating for the first ...
‘The short end of the curve is very sexy today’: But where should ETF investors bet on bonds?
Hello! This week’s ETF wrap brings you some of the buzz around fixed income at the recent Exchange conference in Miami, including views from BlackRock, DoubleLine, PIMCO, State Street and Fairlead Str...
Asia Stocks, US Bonds Fall as Rates Outlook Sours: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Asia fell after US equities dropped for a second day and Treasuries slid as investors began to adjust for the prospect of higher interest rates as the Federal Reserve bat...
Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Can Be Forgotten. Look at Its Bonds.
Sometimes markets are weird. Case in point: recent trading in Bed Bath & Beyond securities. The prices of Bed Bath stock and bonds seem out of whack. It’s been an interesting week for Bed Bath &am...
Moody’s Downgrades Egypt, Pushing Bonds Further Into Junk Status
Downtown Cairo, Egypt at dusk getty Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Egypt’s credit rating from B2 to B3 on February 7, pushing the North African country further into junk bond or non-...
El Salvador: will bitcoin bonds arrive in 2023?
The soap opera about the Bitcoin bonds that El Salvador should issue to finance the construction of Bitcoin City continues. El Salvador: the failure to launch Bitcoin bonds. The announcement of the pl...
Jobs report tells markets what Fed chairman Powell tried to tell them
Oh dear. A lot of investors just learned again, the hard way, the old rule: When someone tries to tell you something about themselves, listen. On Wednesday afternoon Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Po...
Cash is no longer trash, says Dalio, who calls it more attractive than stocks and bonds
“‘Cash used to be trashy. Cash is pretty attractive now. It’s attractive in relation to bonds. It’s actually attractive in relation to stocks.’” Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio no longer thin...
Bed Bath & Beyond Says It Missed Interest Payments on Bonds
(Bloomberg) — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., the financially strapped home-goods retailer, missed interest payments on its bonds, a week after receiving a default notice from lenders. Most Read fro...
Why Are Stocks On A Roll? It’s The Liquidity, Stupid
It’s been easy to miss, but central banks are once again turning on the monetary faucets. getty The stability of the international government-bond market matters more to central bankers than ste...
Credit Suisse Reportedly Assigns Zero Lending Value To Adani Group Bonds Following Hindenburg Allegations
Topline Credit Suisse has assigned zero lending value for bonds issued by Adani Group’s listed subsidiaries, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, a move that will deepen concerns for the beleaguered India...
How To Make Money On Sickly Bonds
Francis Rodilosso’s fund of fallen angels buys what others have to sell and sells what others have to buy. Are you prepared to bet against the market—indeed, against your instincts? Try doing this: At...
Where Are Stocks, Bonds and Crypto Headed Next? Five Investors Look Into Crystal Ball
A new trading year kicked off just weeks ago. Already it bears little resemblance to the carnage of 2022. After languishing throughout last year, growth stocks have zoomed higher. Tesla Inc. and Nvidi...
How to get a 6% return in bonds this year, according to Guggenheim
After an awful year, a straightforward strategy has been shaping up for investors to get an estimated 6% return in the bond market, according to Guggenheim Partners. The Federal Reserve’s rapid pace o...
El Salvador’s $1 Billion Bitcoin Bonds Gets Enough Demand
The Latin American country El Salvador is closer to realizing its dream of creating the Bitcoin City. As per reports, crypto exchange Bitfinex will issue the country’s long-awaited “volcano” tokens th...
JPMorgan’s Kolanovic sees correction, hard landing
JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic is abstaining from the early 2023 rally. Instead, the Institutional Investor hall-of-famer is bracing for a 10% or more correction in the first half of this year, tell...
I-bond strategies: Answers to your questions about Series I bonds
Most people are still new to investing in I-bonds, and so it’s not surprising that they have a lot of questions about the basics. As a new year begins, the situation is even more complicated by strate...
U.S. Treasurys at ‘critical point’: Stocks, bonds correlation shifts as fixed-income market flashes recession warning
Bonds and stocks may be getting back to their usual relationship, a plus for investors with a traditional mix of assets in their portfolios amid fears that the U.S. faces a recession this year. “The b...
Swiss web3 project raises $8.5m from Circle and others to launch blockchain bonds
Obligate (formerly FQX) has raised $8.5 million from Circle Ventures, Blockchange Ventures, SIX Fintech Ventures, and others in a seed extension funding round. The capital will enable Obligate to laun...
Bonds say inflation has peaked, but here’s what Cathie Wood says the stock market needs to hear to stage a bona fide rally
Bullish stock investors have gotten punched in the month so far this week, after a relatively cheery kickoff to 2023 following an ugly 2022. Cathie Wood, however, has some thoughts about what might tr...
What a U.S. Government Debt Default Would Mean for You
If Congress and the White House can’t agree to raise the $31.4 trillion government-debt ceiling, the government will likely default on some of its obligations. And the outlook for an accord between th...
This simple, no-sweat portfolio makes money in all markets
Well now. This is interesting. Very interesting. And—potentially — very profitable. Especially if you want your savings to go to work and make you money in all environments—booms and slumps, crashes a...
Why overconfidence bias may cost investors
Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images Your investment ego may be costing you big bucks. “Overconfidence bias” is the behavioral principle of overestimating one’s financial acumen. And...
Buying bonds now is a smart money move even if the Fed keeps hiking rates. Here’s why.
Bond investors can cheer real interest rates hitting a 15-year high. That’s because bonds historically have performed better in the wake of higher rather than lower real rates. The real interest rate ...