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Mike Larson: In Europe, despite news of what seems like the hundredth Greek deal, default is all but inevitable down the road. In the Middle East, tensions are ratcheting up in Syria and Iran, with the odds of an Israeli military strike steadily climbing. And here in the United States, many economic Read more…
Russ Koesterich: Call #1: Maintain Underweight US Treasuries: This week, our first call focuses on the ongoing drama over the US debt ceiling and its implications for the US Treasury Market.While the clock continues to tick towards an August 2nd deadline for raising the debt ceiling, Congress and Read more…
Ron Rowland: Some people never learn. Officially, the U.S. economy has been out of recession for two years now. Have you noticed any “boom?” Probably not, unless you happen to work in lower Manhattan or Washington D.C. Read more…
Russ Koesterich: Call #1: Underweight Long-Term Treasuries: As negotiations continue in Washington over the federal debt ceiling, our calls this week focus on the question: what is the debt Read more…
So, is the United States headed towards deflation? While the financial markets have worried about it off and on for many months, of more concern right now is a potential bubble in the U.S. Treasury market. My colleague, Investment U’s Alexander Green, has noted several times the dangers of buying Read more…
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Bonds of all kinds took a beating over the last few months — ever since Ben Bernanke began hinting he would launch another “quantitative easing” money-printing program. 
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