Category: Insights
The Fed’s “Hawkish Rate Cut”
Chairman and Trustee Bruce Monrad explains the thinking behind the Fed’s “hawkish rate cut” on Bloomberg’s Baystate Business (click here).
A Fed Divided?
Ahead of the FOMC’s July meeting, Chairman and Trustee Bruce Monrad shared his insights on the Fed with @The Bond Buyer.
For the full article click below:
https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/just-like-fed-experts-divided-on-the-need-for-a-rate-cut
Something More With Chris Boyd
Northeast Investors Trust Chairman Bruce Monrad explains why it will be hard for the Fed not to cut rates at its July 31 meeting.
Listen to what he told Chris Boyd on WXTK radio.
What’s on the Horizon?
After the Fed held rates steady, Northeast Investors Trust Chairman Bruce Monrad explains what key events he’s watching for on the horizon, including the G20 summit and July’s Fed meeting.
Read the full article here:
https://in.reuters.com/article/usa-stocks/sp-500-slips-as-healthcare-drags-investors-eye-g20-summit-idINKCN1TP2SZ
The Problem With Passive
Index funds are all the craze, but there are 3 big problems with taking a passive approach to high yield bonds. Northeast Investors Trust Chairman Bruce Monrad explains in the following article (Click on Link below).
NTHEX — The Case for Active Management.
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady, Sets Up for Cuts
Interest rates will remain steady according to the Fed. Reuters asked Chairman Bruce Monrad for his immediate response.
“The old adage was the markets shouldn’t fight the Fed, but the new motto should be the Fed isn’t fighting the markets” -Chairman Bruce Monrad
To read the entire article Click here.
Dovish Fed Likely to Feed Investor Appetite for Corporate Debt
The Fed remains patient but will “closely monitor” the economic outlook, which could be a “Goldilocks” scenario for High Yield.
Click Here to read Chairman Bruce Monrad’s perspective in Marketwatch.
Quarterly Commentary – First Quarter 2019
Find out how the Trust performed in the first quarter of 2019, and how it’s positioned going forward.
