Rates and Bonds
What the Fed Minutes Are Saying
The minutes certainly read like the Fed is more worried about the economy than just what the data suggests.
The Pit and the Pendulum: Market Recon
The federal government is still partially shut down. There is a debt ceiling out there with our name on it, and a looming expiration date on its suspension.
Jim Cramer: Jay Powell Is a Nightmare for President Trump and Stock Buyers
5 key things investors need to know about their portfolios and how to proceed after the Fed's disappointing announcement.
Your Worst Enemy In a Bear Market Is Yourself
The easiest way to lose a lot of money in a poor market is to not have a plan.
Jim Cramer: I Can't Tell You to Buy This Market
I am urging you to think a little more long-term.
FOMC - The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: Market Recon
How to stop an economic calamity while the rest of the planet goes into hibernation? Not easy.
Finally, a Real Fed Chairperson Presides Over the Economy
Thank you, Powell, for avoiding the opioid market fix of constant monetary accommodation and quantitative easing.
Forget October, Bring on the Rest of the Year
This month has been lousy, but there are factors that could still produce a year-end rally.
Building Bond Ladders with BulletShares ETFs
One way to generate stable income and protect against rising interest rates is through a bond ladder.
Trump's Fed Bluster Likely Will Be Much Ado About Nothing
The president's attempts to intimidate Jerome Powell probably won't impact Fed policy, with one possible exception.
What Do Equities Know That FX and Commodities Do Not?
The biggest risk right now is the yuan level versus the dollar.
Why These Countries Are Dumping U.S. Treasuries and What It Means for the Dollar
Data has been decent, but is showing signs of softness as the demand collapse in the rest of the world feeds into U.S. data.
Where Bond Yields Are Headed Next -- and How to Play It
After recent liquidation, it seems the risk-reward is on the downside for the dollar and U.S. bonds.
Bonds Continue to Provide Good Excuse for Normal Corrective Action
To a great extent what is happening is just the normal ebb and flow of the market as interest rates rise.
Jim Cramer: Focus on the Long Term in This Algo-Driven Bond Squall
The speed with which this move in the bond market is occurring is whipping around the much-smaller stock market.
Market Reacts in Pavlovian Manner to Latest Fed Pronouncements
The news out of the Fed triggered computer programs to sell equities, but there is no follow through so far today.
A Hawkish Fed Still Can't Kill This Market
The market is anticipating higher rates and some inflation and that likely will matter at some point, but not yet.
Why 2018 Looks a Lot Like 2005
Apply the lessons of that boring trading year to today's market.
3 Tells That Say Inflation Remains Under Control
The 2-year Treasury yield, TIPS and gold all indicate the Fed shouldn't be forced to put a clamp on inflation.
Jackson Hole Recap: What Powell Really Said and How Investors Should Play It
Interpreting the 'shifting stars' of Fed policy.
Let's Size Up Opportunity in a Smattering of Underperformers, Shall We?
From beaten-down currencies to U.S. Treasurys, it's always valuable to assess the prospects of various asset classes.
Conventional Wisdom Isn't Always Wisdom
Sometimes markets aren't at all what they seem to be.
Jim Cramer: Will the Algos Have Their Say?
But against the algos? FANG.
Jim Cramer: Why This Market Seems Unable to Quit
Here are two gigantic reasons why this market seems to want to go higher at every turn.
MarketAxess Might Experience a Sideways to Lower Period of Trading Ahead
Let's check out the charts and indicators.
Who Invests Smarter Than Harvard? Quinnipiac, That's Who
Here's how Quinnipiac University's endowment fund performance bests the Ivies.
How to Stop Fearing and Learn to Love the Yield Curve
More often than not, it's when the spread goes back to positive that the real volatility picks up.
What the July Jobs Report Tells Us and How We're Trading It
The Fed is probably paying more attention to wage growth than anything else in this report.
This Is a Good Time to Be Producing Oil
The stock market just doesn't seem to grasp this Pax Arabica, and the bond markets are even worse.
The Fed Will Keep on Hiking Rates Until It Has 'Done Damage'
2019 is likely to be a rough year for stocks.