In citing three conditions, the Federal Reserve has provided a roadmap by which market participants can gauge with greater precision the evolution of monetary policy, in particular the exit strategy for the Fed’s current stance, says bond expert Tony Crescenzi.   Read More

The best way for the Federal Reserve to smoothly exit from its current stance on monetary policy is to make it more a process than an event, says bond expert Tony Crescenzi.   Read More

Bonds are the anchor of an investor's portfolio, but they need to be played defensively, said Jim Keegan, portfolio manager of 5-star rated RidgeWorth Total Return Bond fund.   Read More

The all-time closing high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was reached two years ago today at 14,165.53. While we remember it well, the memory is more likely to fade between now and the lengthy period of time it will probably take to return to that level, says bond expert Tony Crescenzi.   Read More

In addition to recent data showing weakness in the labor market, there are many factors causing Treasury yields to fall of late, says bond expert Tony Crescenzi.   Read More

Will deflation turn toward inflation, and if so how will it affect market interest rates?, asks bond expert Tony Crescenzi.   Read More

As the markets enter the holiday weekend with light trading, Rich Berg, CEO of Performance Trust Capital Partners; Robert Heller, managing director of Chapdelaine Brokerage; and Ray Carbone of Paramount Options discuss how the markets will move in the upcoming week.   Read More

New data on international capital flows into U.S. financial assets were released Monday indicating that in June China was a net seller of $25.1 billion of U.S. Treasuries. Tony Crescenzi explains what this all means.   Read More

As I've noted recently, it should be expected that better economic data such as today's payroll data will support risk assets at the expense of Treasuries for now, so long as economic data continue to improve without interruption, says bond expert Tony Crescenzi.   Read More

Stocks pulled back Thursday after a higher open as Cisco dragged on the Dow. Earlier, the drop in jobless claims had spurred optimism about the recovery. Read and listen to what the experts had to say...   Read More