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There is no knowing without believing, and believing is the way to knowing... It’s hard to believe, but the S&P 500 remains relatively flat week-to-date, month-to-date, quarter-to-date, year-to-date, and really has been on auto-pilot since the end of 2014!

U.S. Treasurys End August with a Whimper

U.S. government bonds ended a volatile month with a whimper Monday as priced pulled back on the prospect of upbeat economic data and tighter Federal Reserve policy.

5 Income ETF Ideas as Fed Liftoff (Still) Looms -- Barron's Blog

When Barron's interviewed Scott Eldridge, head of fixed income product strategy at Invesco's PowerShares family of exchange-traded funds last March, he came up with three ETF suggestions for investors looking for income in a rising rate environment.

Bond Sell-Off Continues After Yellen Testimony

Investors were busy selling bonds Thursday, first after disappointment with stimulus measures announced by the European Central Bank, and then after Fed Chair Janet Yellen gave an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy to Congress.

Treasurys Rise Amid Continued Global Volatility

Investors flocked to U.S. government bonds Monday as global markets fell into another risk-off funk, with European and U.S. stocks in a sharp selloff and oil prices falling once again.

Gross Says $10 Trillion of Zero, Negative-Yield Bonds Drag Global GDP

Noted bond investor Bill Gross of Janus Capital Group Inc (NYSE:JNS) said Wednesday that with yields at near zero and negative on $10 trillion of global government credit, the contribution of money velocity to GDP growth is coming to an end and may even be creating negative growth.