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Content with Kathy A Jones
Senior Vice President, Chief Fixed Income Strategist, Schwab Center for Financial Research

Kathy is a senior fixed income strategist with a focus on global credit market and currency analysis. She has appeared on Fox News, CNBC and CNN, and is quoted regularly in The New York Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, and others. She has an MBA in Finance from Northwestern University.
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Kathy A Jones
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October 17, 2019
With Treasury bond yields near all-time lows, many are reluctant to invest in longer-term bonds—but sitting in very short-term investments could mean lower income if short-term rates decline. What’s an investor to do?
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Kathy A Jones
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September 19, 2019
Central banks in Europe and Japan have pushed policy rates below zero. Here are five reasons why we think negative yields are unlikely here.
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Kathy A Jones
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August 21, 2019
Negative interest rates—especially at the long end of the yield curve—are a new phenomenon.
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Kathy A Jones
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July 24, 2019
Longer-term bond yields may rise if the market believes rate cuts will lead to stronger economic growth and inflation down the road.
International Bonds: A World Without Yield
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Kathy A Jones
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July 02, 2019
International bonds have a role to play in a diversified portfolio.
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Kathy A Jones
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June 13, 2019
The key question facing the bond market is whether the economy is just slowing down—or if it’s heading into recession.
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Kathy A Jones
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June 10, 2019
The bond market is large and complex, so it helps to focus on bonds that provide diversification, stability and income.
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Kathy A Jones
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May 17, 2019
Investors looking for income can find yields that outpace inflation without taking extraordinary risks, but it requires careful consideration of the tradeoffs between risk and reward.
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Kathy A Jones
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April 17, 2019
Fixed income asset prices rallied during the first quarter, after the Federal Reserve paused rate hikes at the “neutral” level. Here’s how to invest in the new rate environment.
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Kathy A Jones
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March 07, 2019
Although the dollar’s rise has stalled recently, there are reasons to believe the bull market isn’t over.

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