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Salman Ahmed, the global head of macro and strategic asset allocation at Fidelity International, stood firm in his anticipation of an impending recession, even as Wall Street appeared increasingly optimistic about the Federal Reserve’s potential to orchestrate a soft landing for the U.S....

On Monday, economist and author Peter Schiff cautioned stock market investors about their indifference toward escalating bond yields. What Happened: Schiff expressed his concerns over stock market investors’ apparent disregard for the surge in bond yields. He emphasized that this nonchalance...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is shorting long-term U.S. Treasuries, specifically targeting the 30-year maturity. His prediction: yields could skyrocket to 5.5%. But why is he making such a high-stakes bet? In a tweet published overnight, the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management...

Global markets experienced a dramatic increase in volatility in the last hours of trading in New York on Thursday followed by a gradual reversal, resulting in a fresh bullish session for both equities and bonds on Friday. But what does the Bank of Japan have to do with all of this? The wild market...

Risk sentiment sharply deteriorated in Thursday’s afternoon session, and volatility made a strong comeback in the market. The VIX, the fear index, surged over 10% amid growing speculation the Bank of Japan (BoJ) might consider removing the yield curve control, which limits the 10-year bond...

Investors are on standby for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting’s interest rate decision, due to be announced on Wednesday, July 26, at 2:00 p.m. ET. While the market has already fully priced in a 25-basis-point rate hike to a target range of 5.25%-5.5%, the Fed’s...

In a tweet on Monday, Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the best-selling book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” warned of a potential depression and advised caution for those whose futures depend on stocks and bonds. What Happened: Kiyosaki expressed his concerns about the stock and bond markets,...

The cost of managing U.S. government debt has seen a significant rise of 25% in the first nine months of the fiscal year, hitting $652 billion and consequently exacerbating the federal deficit. The federal deficit reached a staggering $1.39 trillion for the nine months through June, according to...

The bond market in 2023 has not experienced the rally that many expected at the beginning of the year, following nightmarish performance in 2022 and rising expectations of a Fed policy turn. Yet investor inflows into bond-related ETFs are running hot these days, fueled by bets that the fixed-...

In a Friday appearance on Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep, Cameron Dawson, chief investment officer at New Edge Wealth, provided valuable insights into the state of the bond market and the shifting investor behavior from small-cap stocks toward tech giants. The bond market is being heavily swayed...

Charlie Bilello, Chief Market Strategist at CPI Wealth, pointed out that the famed 60/40 portfolio comprised of U.S. stocks and bonds is currently at a 14-month drawdown. "A 60/40 Portfolio of U.S. stocks/bonds is currently in a 14-month drawdown, 14% below its all-time high," Bilello tweeted. Also...

The low volatility factor is popular in equity investment. Just look at the scores of exchange traded funds that emphasize low volatility stocks. Many of those products are hits with investors, but this factor can also be applied to the fixed income landscape. The IQ S&P High Yield Low...

With U.S. interest rates still low by historical standards and several other marquee developed markets sporting negative sovereign debt yields, fixed income investors are turning to other areas to find yield. The resurgence in emerging markets assets has led some bond investors to higher-yielding...

Why would any investor want bond exposure when stocks continue to rise higher and many dividend payers offer superior yields? CNBC's Jim Cramer has a simple answer: Stocks are intended for capital appreciation, turning "money into more money." On the other hand, bonds are intended...

With the S&P 500 trading within a stone’s throw of all-time highs and Goldman Sachs recently drawing calculated comparisons between leading tech stocks today to those leading the dot-com bubble in 2000, investors are growing increasingly concerned that the stock market may once again be...