bonds

Put simply, a big reason why investors are flocking to emerging markets bond exchange-traded funds this year is yield. Just look at the iShares JPMorgan USD Emer Mkt Bnd Fd ETF (NYSE: EMB) and the PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio (NYSE: PCY). The two largest emerging markets...

Major U.S. equity indices rose throughout July, but at the same time, bonds have also performed well. According to analysts at Argus Research, for the first time in seven months, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index gained 4.6 percent. The question many investors are now asking is what is the...

Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) revealed that it completed the Pacific Brands Limited acquisition, which is the leading underwear and intimate apparel firm in Australia. According to Hanesbrands, the acquisition of Pacific Brands adds Bonds, babywear, socks, and Berlei, the country's top sports bra...

Company news and the corresponding reaction in their stock price tend to dominate news headlines, while bond-related news often gets ignored. Perhaps now is the worst time ever to ignore the bond market and the signal that it is sending, at least according to the New York Times. New York Times...

The usual safe-haven trades are the only silver linings in an ugly Friday trading session. The iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (ETF) (NASDAQ: TLT) is up 2.7 percent and the SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD) is up 4.6 percent. However, another investment alternative may be emerging as the safe...

With bond markets pricing in an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve next month, there could be some near-term headwinds for higher-yielding corners of the fixed income space, including senior loans. Senior Loans Floating rate notes and senior loans are unique in that their yield is tied to...

Now just over two months into 2016, it is accurate to say the drive to safe-haven assets has been a boon for fixed income exchange-traded funds, primarily those ETFs holding U.S. government debt. Six such funds rank among this year's top 10 asset-gathering ETFs. And the returns have not been...

During the go-go days of the Federal Reserve's various versions of quantitative easing, a slew of high-yield sector and asset classes became investor favorites. That includes multi-asset exchange-traded funds, such as the First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund (First Trust...

Michael Hartnett, Bank of America's Chief Investment Strategist, stated that cash is outperforming stocks and bonds for the first time since 1990. Hartnett's "Bull & Bear Index" is now the most bearish since October 2011. Hartnett also noted the "Global Wealth...

• Government bonds failed to provide a solid hedge against falling stocks this summer. • Goldman Sachs believes that rising interest rates will boost term premiums. • Treasury bond ETFs have outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year. In a new report, Goldman Sachs analyst...

Investors should take a closer look at J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP)'s bonds as they can generate "equity-type" returns, at least according to Mary Ross Gilbert of Imperial Capital. In a note published Thursday, Gilbert argued that JC Penney continues to demonstrate...

TD Ameritrade Chief Strategist JJ Kinahan says there is one big problem with oil at its current prices that no one is talking about. The Positives In the short-term, Kinahan told Benzinga it’s really about the consumer with oil prices. That means consumers will see airlines doing well...

A team of analysts at Bank of America published on Tuesday their top tips for investors to follow in 2015. “Under the Chinese zodiac, 2015 is the year of the sheep, an animal considered to be gentle and calm,” the analysts wrote in their report. “Our market forecasts fit this description in that...

When it comes to money, it seems like everyone believes they are an expert. Financial advice from friends, family and coworkers almost always comes with the best of intentions. Unfortunately, finance can be so complicated that sometimes it’s difficult to sort fact from fiction. Here is a...