Bonds

“Instead of just making one bet within fixed income, diversify it with a more multisector, opportunistic fund,” says Nuveen’s Anders Persson.

Convertible securities have been helped by strength in materials, technology, and an assorted group of growth companies that are represented in the market.

Roughly six million households who had been priced out of the market could afford to buy a home if mortgage rates fell to around 6%, one economist said.

The Federal Reserve is almost certain to lower interest rates in the coming week, kicking off an easing cycle. The main beneficiary: Uncle Sam.

It’s a highly diversified asset class, and some managers see sweet spots in Turkey, Guatemala, Paraguay, Mexico and Malaysia.

If mortgage rates hold near recent levels, buyers pushed out the market by high costs could return.

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The recent drop in mortgage rates was enough to coax some buyers. Mortgage applications were up last week to the highest level since July.

Investors took the result of the Buenos Aires province election as a harbinger for next month’s national midterm polls and fled Argentine assets.

Lumber futures are a leading indicator for the housing sector, Rosenberg Research says.

There are some ways to earn attractive yields outside the bond market. 

Ray Dalio warned that the dollar and other so-called reserve currencies were waning in appeal due to high government debt burdens.

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Investors are increasingly sensitive about rising levels of debt, while the outlook for tariffs in the U.S. has become even less clear.

Adjustable-rate loans tend to move in lockstep with decisions by the Federal Reserve.

The future of President Donald Trump’s trade policy is uncertain. Tariffs may help reduce the deficit but still add to inflation pressures.

Holders of corporate bonds are getting a meager risk premium, but demand remains strong.

From REITs, TIPS and energy stocks are among the investments that do well in inflationary periods.

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The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage typically moves with 10-year Treasury yields, which are influenced by long-term expectations for the economy.

In a letter posted on social media, President Donald Trump said the removal was effective immediately.

As inflation has dropped, so has the appeal of these inflation-protected savings bonds.

In 2020, the Fed said it would be willing to let inflation run hotter than target for a while until the long-run inflation rate returned to the desired 2% level. We all remember what happened next.

After jumping around earlier this year, yields on key Treasuries have had little movement in recent weeks.

Questions about the veracity of government data have been on the rise. Older methods of the calculation of the consumer price index may present a truer picture of price growth.