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Invesco announces fund changes, fixed-income expansion

Invesco has announced changes to its product lineup in response to tax-treatment changes from the 2013 federal budget. Subject to regulatory approval, Invesco plans to merge shares of Invesco Intactive Strategic Capital Yield Portfolio Class into units of Invesco Intactive Strategic Yield Portfolio, effective at close of business on March 24, 2017. Concurrently, Invesco plans […]

By Staff |November 7, 2016

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Total negative-yielding debt falls to US$10.9T

The global total of negative-yielding sovereign debt declined to US$10.4 trillion as of November 1, down from US$10.9 trillion on September 12, according to Fitch Ratings. The rise in eurozone bond yields and modest dollar appreciation since September have sent the total stock of negative-yielding bonds to their lowest level since the end of May. […]

By Staff |November 3, 2016

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Feds hold off on rate hike before U.S. vote

Momentum is gathering behind a December U.S. interest rate hike, even as the Federal Reserve held its target range at 0.25% to 0.5% at its latest meeting.

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |November 2, 2016

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Economic data: What to watch and what to do with it

Look for trends, not trades, in data

By Simon Doyle |October 28, 2016

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