Fixed Income Update

Each week, The Wise Investor Group provides Baird's weekly fixed income commentary covering many different income markets.
 

New This Week: 

May 15, 2012:
Flight to Quality on Greece Concerns

By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA

Previous Fixed Income Commentary 
 

• Highlights of the U.S. Employment Report, 5/8/12             
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA 

• Europe's Debt Crisis Increases Demand for Treasury's, 4/30/12             
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA 

• Treasury's Face Obstacles: Fed Meeting and Debt Auctions, 4/23/12             
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA 

• Treasury's Rise, All Eyes on Spain's Funding Costs, 4/16/12             
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA 

• Disappointing Labor Report Sparks Rally in Treasury's, 4/9/12             
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA 

• Upcoming Employment Report Tough Test for QE III, 4/2/12              
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA 

• U.S. Treasury Rally & FOMC Comments, 3/26/2012             
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA 

• Treasury Yields Moving Higher, 3/19/2012             
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Greek Restructuring & Operation Twist Update, 3/12/2012            
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Artificially Low Rates & Inflation Data, 3/5/2012           
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Highlighting U.S. Economic Data, 2/27/2012          
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• FOMC Meeting Minutes, 2/21/2012         
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• All Eyes on Upcoming Economic Data Releases, 2/13/2012        
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Stronger Job Growth Pushes Yields Higher, 2/6/2012       
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Digesting the Recent Fed Announcement, 1/30/2012       
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Better Economic Data & Declining Euro Concerns, 1/23/2012      
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• S&P Downgrades 9 Euro Area Countries, 1/17/2012     
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Payroll Growth Improves but Europe Deteriorates, 1/9/2012    
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• U.S. Treasury Demand Remains Strong on Europe Concerns, 12/19/2011   
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• U.S. Treasury Market Rally Accelerates, 12/12/2011  
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Swap-Rate Cuts Help Ease Eurozone Problems, 12/2/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• The Biggest Bond Dealers Expect QE III, 11/28/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• A Short Week, but Not a Dull One, 11/21/2011
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Municipal Bond Default: Jefferson County, Alabama, 11/18/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder 
   
• Despite European Uncertainty, Treasuries Remain a "Safe Haven", 11/14/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Credit Markets Influenced by Weak Employment Report, 11/7/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Treasuries Climb & MF Global Files for Bankruptcy, 10/31/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• France & Germany Split on Policy Actions, 10/24/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• All Eyes on Greece & European Rescue Plans, 10/17/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Yields Fall on Recession Concerns & Fear European Banks Need Recapitalized, 10/10/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• U.S. Treasury’s Rally to Levels Last Seen in 2009 & Muni’s See Money Flow, 10/3/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Digesting "Operation Twist", 9/26/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Geithner's Remarks from Europe & Moody's Oulook Still Negative on States, 9/19/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Credit Spreads Widen in All Major Fixed Income Sectors, 9/12/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• Weak Jobs and ISM Economic Reports Spark U.S. Treasury Rally, 9/2/2011 
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA
   
• U.S. Treasury 10 & 30 Year Yields Currently Suggest a Recession is not Likely, 8/29/2011
  By B. Craig Elder & Ronald Fresileben, CPA