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Russ Koesterich: Last week, the US Treasury market suffered its worst losing streak since 2006. This rapid risein yields has prompted investors to wonder whether the 30 year rally in bonds is finally Read more…
Mike Larson: Interest rates are the lifeblood of the capital markets and the real economy. Lower rates and easy money fuel asset bubbles and economic activity. Higher rates and tighter money pop bubbles and restrain growth. It’s as simple as that! Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: U.S. Treasuries were the talk of the town in 2011 as this asset class shielded investors from the rampant volatility that ripped through equity markets as debt woes on both sides of the Read more…
Matt Tucker: In my Welcome to the World of Fixed Income ETFs blog last month, I touched on the differences between how individual bonds and bond ETFs trade. For me the differences between these markets, and what it means for investors to put bonds onto an exchange through an ETF, are some of the Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: TLT is a popular proxy for traders and investors to watch for bond prices, or to use as a hedging or trading vehicle. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The media likes to imply the Fed is on the verge of cranking up QE3. Here is Reuters take on Wednesday’s Fed statement and press conference: Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Volatility swept over the markets as investors were taken by surprise on Tuesday after Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou called for a referendum to the three-pronged “bailout plan” agreed upon in Brussels last week. Domestic equity indexes tumbled upwards of 2% for the day as investors Read more…
Justice Litle: For the 30 year period between 1981 and September 30th 2011, government bonds outperformed stocks. What does it mean? “Stocks for the long run” is a famous mantra of Wall Street. A distinguished academic, Professor Jeremy Siegel, even wrote a book with exactly that title. Read more…
Jeff Nielson: As the collapse of the U.S. economy quickly evolved into the Crash of ‘08; politicians, “experts”, and mainstream media shills were unanimous: the U.S. economy would/could “never experience the Lost Decade” experienced by Japan’s economy after several, huge asset bubbles Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: There are many reasons why the Occupy Wall Street movement could fail – a lack of cohesion, too many directions, no leadership, not enough money, and no representation, to name a few. Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: If you’re looking at the Stock Market only, you’re likely missing the other side of the coin which is the Bond Market. With the recent surge through resistance in stocks, let’s get a check-up on the break under support in popular bond funds iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury ETF Read more…
Shah Gilani: After European leaders announced a plan to stem Eurozone and global panic over Greece’s potential default and shore up capital at beleaguered banks, positive contagion is lifting stock Read more…
This week Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital and Euro Pacific Precious Metals Peter Schiff took to Zuccotti Park in Manhattan to exchange in some conversation with members of the Occupy Wall Street movement. In this video, Schiff argues that he pays about half of his earnings in Read more…
The Daily Capitalist: Yahoo! Finance is currently headlining: “Don’t Fight the Rally: Stocks Soar After Europe Deal, Dow Clears 12,000.” Is that a top-ticking headline? Let’s investigate. Read more…
Are ETFs, a good thing, or a bad thing? Dick Grasso thinks the category is good, although he belives the leveraged ETF may well be an accelerant to 
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