Rising Interest Rates

Joseph Wang of Fedguy.com believes the challenge for the Federal Reserve next year is going to be a political one. What Happened: Wang, a former senior Fed trader, explained that on one hand the central bank has its employment mandate and on the other hand it also has its inflation...

Investors, traders, savers, and home-buyers are fixated on Federal Reserve decision-making, especially in the wake of summer market volatility. The Ticker Tape asked Chris Larkin, Managing Director, Fixed Income at TD Ameritrade, for his take on the potential impact of higher rates on bonds, bond...

Brad McMillan is the chief investment officer at Commonwealth Financial Network, the nation’s largest privately held independent broker/dealer-RIA. He is the primary spokesperson for Commonwealth’s investment divisions. Today, I want to revisit a post I wrote just over two years ago...

After a glum 0.7 percent contraction in first-quarter GDP, the case for a second-quarter economic recovery looked like it was on the ropes. However, economy bulls – and those hoping for an interest rate rise from the Federal Reserve – saw their position strengthened after retail...

In a new report, analysts at Morgan Stanley shifted their prediction for the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate hike forward from March 2016 to December 2015. Tough Choices If this prediction is correct, investors have just eight months to decide how to position their portfolios for...