Fixed Income

The $14 billion iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) has plunged 11% this year as long-dated Treasury yields climbed, fueled by building wagers on a rebound in inflation.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell reassured lawmakers that the central bank has "the tools to deal with" inflation.

A number of big name firms are moving money into loans and notes that offer floating interest rates.

The S&P 500 climbed more than 4% in the first 28 trading days of 2021, while long-dated Treasuries lost more than 5%, according to data compiled by Bespoke Investment Group.

Administration officials dismissed the idea that their $1.9 trillion aid plan could push the economy past some notional speed limit, and explain that what they’re trying to provide is more relief than stimulus.

The pace of tax-free bond sales could drop this year to a more than two-decade low.

So-called vaccine securities can finance research and be issued at interest rates on par with what governments pay for general-purpose borrowing.

Low-risk options for those willing to settle for low reward.

With yields this low, fixed-income investors are left with few good options to meet their return goals.

Market analysts from Informa Financial Intelligence said cash has been slower moving off the sidelines in this crisis than the financial crisis of 2008-2009.