Some investment strategists say it’s unwise to “fight the Fed.” And right now, Chairman Bernanke wants investors to move into riskier assets, particularly stocks. But these strategists also point to pitfalls if investors aren’t…
For the 22nd-straight month, the central bank kept its target interest rate at 0% to 0.25%. It made no new asset purchases and no changes to QE2, its $600 billion, eight-month bond-buying program. Housing and hiring are two mai…
Treasury yields hit a six-month high Monday on optimism about the world economy and concern about the U.S. deficit.
Yields have been steadying climbing as investors bet that a stronger world economy will lead to higher interest rates, Reuters reporte…
The bonds have the U.S. government’s full backing. But investors this week are waking up to an entirely different risk: the alarming drop in bond values and rising yields. And the reason for that may less a tax-cut-fueled defic…
Nouriel Roubini, the NYU economics professor who has earned the nickname “Dr. Doom” for his predictions, says he’s concerned the tax cut compromise struck by President Obama and GOP leaders could expose the U.S. to bond vigila…