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

Kathy Jones heads up the Fixed Income and Currency strategy group at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, where she is responsible for Schwab’s point of view on the markets and investor education. Jones has covered global bond, foreign currency and commodity markets extensively throughout her career as an investment analyst and strategist, working with both institutional and retail clients.  

Schwab Market Perspective: Will Coronavirus Have a Lasting Impact?
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Liz Ann Sonders
Jeffrey Kleintop
Kathy Jones
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February 14, 2020
Although stocks rebounded after a sharp drop in January, the market’s reaction to the coronavirus outbreak highlighted stock vulnerabilities.
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Kathy Jones
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February 05, 2020
With China’s industrial heartland at the center of the epidemic, the ripple effects may be larger and longer-lasting than in previous outbreaks.
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Kathy Jones
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January 29, 2020
Federal Reserve policymakers left short-term interest rates unchanged, noting moderate economic growth and little inflation pressure.
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Kathy Jones
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January 24, 2020
Not sure which to choose? Here are some things to consider about individual bonds vs. bond funds.
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Kathy Jones
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December 12, 2019
The Federal Reserve’s 2019 rate cuts and waning recession fears likely will support bond yields in 2020.
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Kathy Jones
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December 09, 2019
Ten-year Treasury yields should move higher in 2020 as recession fears ease.
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Kathy 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 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 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 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.

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