Bond bear Jim Bianco turns bullish after six years, saying 5% Treasury yields now match the economy's nominal growth.

Investors are directing capital into fixed-income funds at a pace that stands out even against recent history, even as Treasury yields continue to climb and keep the bond market in focus.

By Samuel Indyk and Gregor Stuart Hunter LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The dollar edged towards its strongest level in 18 months on Thursday, after minutes from the US Federal Reserve signalled policymakers viewed inflation as the biggest risk to their outlook,

Jim Bianco, President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, said in a CNBC interview that, with yields rising, bonds are finally trading at a fair value, making it a good time to invest in them.

Municipal bond interest escapes federal income tax, but the IRS has a separate formula that pulls it back into Social Security calculations in a way most retirees never see coming.

France is the latest flashpoint in the global bond selloff as mounting debt worries rattle investors and send government borrowing costs higher.

JP Morgan suggests trimming DBS and OCBC along with Maybank, CIMB, and AMMB. Rising bond yields are likely to impact their banking book through FVTPL and FVOCI, affecting both profit and capital

UK's FTSE 100 dropped on Wednesday, as financial stocks pulled the index lower after three consecutive sessions of gains, while surging bond yields and elevated oil prices kept the