After witnessing strong headwinds in 2013, fixed income instruments seem to have found favor with investors going into 2014, thanks to weak economic data and a mixed earnings season. Market participants who called for rebalancing portfolios are quietly hitting the pause button, waiting to see more solid numbers before making the next move on riskier assets. The municipal bond segment …
Major Market ETFs Fall On China Growth Worries; XRT Rises, GAZ Drops
US stocks retreated Tuesday as China growth worries overpowered upbeat US housing market data. The pullback wasn’t surprising to me; actually it was long overdue, as the indexes had been inching towards historic highs with consecutive gains in the last few sessions. Today’s (minor) sell off was triggered by falling commodity prices over Chinese growth worries. Copper prices sank 2 …