Tag Archive: bond yields

Will the S&P Fall to 400?

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The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old and worried face. ~Jim Bishop Most people would agree that it’s pure folly to try to predict the future – especially that of the financial markets. And yet we don’t want to invest…

End of QE2 Marks D-Day for the Markets: Bill Gross

End of QE2 Is D-Day for the Markets

Because quantitative easing has affected all risk spreads, the withdrawal of nearly $1.5 trillion in annualized check writing may have dramatic consequences. ~ Bill Gross The Ides of March will soon be upon us, but it’s not the 15th of this month that has PIMCO’s Bill Gross a little concerned. He’s more worried about June…

Interest Rates: 2010 Mid-Year Review

It’s better to stir up a question without deciding it, than to decide it without stirring it up. ~ Joseph Joubert Update: This article was included in the Carnival of Financial Planning #150 posted at Military Finance. Thank you! I’m going to try to raise some of the key issues that might affect interest rates…