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Economic News
- US health secretary says his agency has the power to eliminate drug rebates to lower costs
- US businesses warn Trump the next China tariffs are going to cost Americans from cradle to grave
- Trump is the unsung hero of the world economy
- S&P cuts Turkey credit rating deeper into junk territory
- White House economic advisor Kudlow confirms trade talks to resume with China later this month
- Trump thinks his tariffs are saving the US steel industry
- US homebuilding rebounded less than expected in July from a nine-month low
- US jobless claims fall for a second straight week
- Trump might get his slowdown in rate hikes, but for the wrong reason
- US industrial output rises modestly, powered by factories
- US retail sales increase strongly in July
- Trump trade war with China leads to 'off the charts' rush of imports at nation's busiest port
- Weekly mortgage applications drop as homebuyers drop out
- Small-business confidence is back at record high under Trump: CNBC/SurveyMonkey
- Turkey slaps tariffs on American booze, cars as business groups urge diplomacy
- Chinese oil importers shun US crude despite tariff reversal
- Trump support dips among farmers as trade war wallops agriculture
- Import prices were flat in July, suggesting a strong dollar kept inflation pressures in check
- US economy is expected to accelerate this year, then slow in 2019: CBO
- Market wants ‘decisive action’ so Turkey needs to raise rates: Yale economist Stephen Roach
Global Bond News
- February 2014: Bond ETFs gathered some momentum last month
- Recommendation: Key high yield and investment-grade bond ETFs
- Short-term money: Why the pedal is still to the metal
- Exposure to junk bonds: How much should you hedge?
- The US 10-year bond: Why low inflation contains the bear market
- Why the federal budget deficit is returning to normal levels
- The federal budget deficit: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be”
- Why the Fed’s $4 trillion war on deflation affects ETF investors
- Why global growth is driving long-dated bond yields higher
- Why low inflation is keeping the bear market in check
- Why worry when you can hedge your fixed income portfolio?
- Recovery continues: The US government is back on budget!
- Check your fixed income ETF duration before it’s too late
- Is the Fed losing its inflation battle? A guide for ETF investors
- The new wave: The US Treasury’s FRNs with a two-year maturity date
- Why high yield bonds improve portfolio returns when markets tumble
- Must know: Will leveraged loan ETFs soon outperform high yield bond ETFs
- Price performance: High yield bond ETFs versus leveraged loan bond ETFs
- Why HYG ETF falls into the high risk-high return catagory
- Why do floating rate notes, or FRNs, differ from regular bonds?