Best of the Bond Market for June 20th, 2012 NY Fed: Statement Regarding Continuation of the Maturity Extension Program – On June 20, 2012, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) directed the Open Market Trading Desk (the...
Read MoreBy CalculatedRiskBlog.com (June 20th, 2012) Here are the updated projections from the FOMC meeting. Below are the update projections starting with when participants project the initial increase in the target federal funds rate...
Read MorePassively managed bond funds have the goal of exactly mirroring the performance of specified index. The job of those involved in managing passive funds is to replicate the performance of the index, by matching the holdings of...
Read MoreBond Market Recap for June 19th, 2012 Treasuries retreated for the first time in three days amid speculations that the Fed will extend Operation Twist while investors bet EU leaders will take decisive action to contain the debt...
Read MoreBest of the Bond Market for June 19th, 2012 The Big Picture: Will the Fed Extend Operation Twist? We Say No. – The Fed has not been one to go for half-measures or small steps since the crisis began. If the outlook warrants...
Read More(June 2012) “You get what you pay for!” Does this expression hold true for bond mutual fund fees? Do higher fees really lead to better investment performance? As a category, mutual funds that are actively managed...
Read MoreJune 19th, 2012 Bond Mutual Funds had mixed performance over the last 30 days. About one third of the bonds among the major categories dropped in value. All the government focused funds, including Long-term Treasury Bonds,...
Read MoreBond Market Recap for June 18th, 2012 The yield on 30-year Treasury bonds dropped to its lowest level in more than a week ahead of the Fed’s two-day policy meeting amid speculations on whether the central bank will extend...
Read MoreBest of the Bond Market for June 18th, 2012 Marketwatch:Fed likely to Twist Again The Federal Reserve is likely to extend its Operation Twist program at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday, a growing number of Fed...
Read MoreWe the People By Zach Berg, CFA June 18, 2012 “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general...
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