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2011

Date Title Source Topic

 9/8/11

 Fed May 'Twist' Balance Sheet to Promote Recovery U.S. News  

 8/9/11

Bond yields briefly smash all-time record lows USA Today  

 7/28/11

Credit Markets: Caterpillar Rushes To Issue As Treasurys Rise Dow Jones  

7/28/11

Sovereign Bonds

Dow Jones

 
7/23/11  Debt Talks and the Bond Market Reuters  
5/3/11 Is there a no-man's land for bond investors? Reuters  
4/16/11 Don't Get Caught Short by Rising Oil Prices MarketWatch  
4/14/11 Advisors Get More Flexible Registered Rep.  

2010

Date Title Source Topic
12/23/10 The Right Hedge for Rising Rates Morningstar  
11/16/10 As EU Presses Ireland, Greece Has '14 Days to Live' AdvisorOne Currency Confusion
10/12/10 Fed Minutes: QE May Be Needed 'Before Long' AdvisorOne  
09/01/10 Where's the Fire? The Inflation vs. Deflation Debate Heats Up. SFO Magazine  
08/27/10 Floating-Rate Bond Funds Hedge Against Rising Rates Wall Street Journal John Lekas calls attention to the dangers of investing in low quality bank loan funds as a hedge against interest rate risk.
08/26/10 Floating-rate bond funds may set investors adrift MarketWatch  
06/23/10 CREDIT MARKETS: Risk Off As Housing Data Shakes Confidence Wall Street Journal
More issuers should be in the market
05/25/10
Libor Spike Is Rekindling Fears Of Another Financial Crisis CNBC.com Spiking Libor rates - signaling double dip
05/10/10
Dow to Tumble Near 4200-5000 by Mid-2011: Strategist
CNBC Stock Blog
Dow to fall near 4,200 to 5,000 by the second quarter of 2011
04/28/10
Stocks climb on earnings; Fed holds rate steady Associated Press
Europe
04/26/10
Dow 11,000: What Would It Mean?
SmartMoney.com
Bond market clues
03/15/10
Leader Capital's John Lekas: Environment ideal for floating-rate bonds Investment News
John Lekas explains the conservative risk-return profile of an investment strategy centered on high quality floating-rate notes.
02/24/10
Large Private Equity Firms Reap Most Benefit From Flourishing Junk-bond Market Medill Reports
Junk debt
02/19/10
Investing in Bonds Will Be Much Trickier in 2010 Daily Finance
Credit Markets
02/10/10
The Case for Corporate Bonds
Forbes.com
Corporate debt
02/02/10 The Deficit and the Dollar SmartMoney.com US deficits
01/30/10 Rising Corporate Debt Could Bankrupt Firms, Crash Market by 2013 Daily Finance Corporate debt
01/07/10 Credit Markets: Sentiments Up On Expectation of Rosy Jobs Report Dow Jones Interest rates

 

2009

Date Title Source Topic
12/13/09
Traders hope Fed keeps singing the same tune Associated Press
Short term market outlook
11/30/09
Lessons From Dubai: Start Cutting Risk In Your Portfolio CNBC
Dubai on global markets
11/30/09
We're Approaching a Market Bubble: Portfolio Manager CNBC Stock Blog
Dubai bubble
11/04/09
Dollar dips further as Fed comits to low rates MarketWatch
Fed keeps low rates
10/19/09
Shaping Up
Fund Strategy
Economic recovery
10/16/09
Fed Rates Will Hit 7-7.5% by 2011: Portfolio Manager CNBC Stock Blog
Market insight; dollar will dip
10/05/09
Dow Will Fall to 6.300 by Year End: Portfolio Manager CNBC Stock Blog
Unemployment
10/01/09
Fund Managers Bracing for a Sell-Off BusinessWeek
Bearish view
08/31/09
Tresurys rise as investors eye safety of bonds Associated Press
Flight to quality
08/25/09
Bernanke's Low-Rate Fed Future is Secure BusinessWeek
Fed sticks with low interest rates
08/24/09
Day Trading in US Treasurys CNBC
US Treasurys
08/24/09
Alternative Answers Wall Street Journal
Convertible bonds
08/19/09
Treasury Prices Vault Higher
Reuters
Treasuries
08/13/09 Wall Street Approves as Fed Keeps Rates Near 0% USA Today Interest rates
08/11/09 FED is Unlikely to Raise Rates, But Could Boost Confidence CNBC.com Fed rates 7.5 percent by 2011
08/11/09 Fed to Hike Rates to 7% by Mid-2011: Strategist CNBC Stock Blog Fed
08/10/09 Coming to Grips with Ecoomic Growth Barron's Economic stabilization
07/20/09 Will 25% Unemployment Doom the Recovery SmartMoney Unemployment and the recession
07/15/09 Stocks Rise on Upbeat Earnings Reports Examiner Earnings

2008 & Earlier

Date Title Source Topic
11/19/08 What if GM Goes Broke MSN Money Auto bailout
09/01/06 All About The Dollar Ticker.com Interest rates

Television

2011

Date Title Source Topic
8/5/11 Markets Reacting to a Lack of Economic Growth? Fox Business  
7/20/11 Debt Talks, Potential Downgrade's Impact on Markets Fox Business  
6/27/11 Making Money in Metals CNBC  
6/10/11 Why You Should Stick With Commodities Fox Business  
5/16/11 Are We in a Bull or Bear Market? Fox Business  
5/10/11 China's Global Presence CNBC  
4/7/11 High Oil Prices and the Investor's Strategies MarketWatch  
3/28/11 Bulls Take on the Bears! Fox Business  
3/24/11 Midday Market Check CNBC - Power Lunch  
2/21/11 Profiting From Tech Stocks Fox Business  

2010

Date Title Source Topic
12/30/10 How to Play Rising Rates CNBC - Closing Bell  
10/01/10 Stocks Start Month on Bullish Note CNBC The Early Tick  
10/01/10 Bankruptcy "Only Way Out" for Struggling State and Local Govts, Bond Fund Manager Says Yahoo! Finance tech|ticker  
10/01/10 2011 Outlook: Deflation and Dow 4200 Followed by "Wave of Refinancings" Yahoo! Finance tech|ticker  
10/01/10 Lekas: Third quarter was great. Now get out! MarketWatch Radio  
09/21/10 Does The Bull Run Have Legs? CNBC Squawk on the Street GP at zero
8/26/10 Floating-rate bond funds may set investors adrift MarketWatch  

08/13/10

Today's Market Breakdown

CNBC Market Alert

Buy the 30 Year Treasury

05/26/10 Playing the Volatility CNBC The Call
Market volatility - investing in libor
05/18/10 Libor is the Story CNBC The Call
How much of a problem is deflation - falling prices and rising costs of capital, Libor
05/10/10 Shock, Awe & Your Money CNBC Power Lunch
Libor to put pressure on US Treasury rates
04/27/10
Money on Sidelines on Wall Street FoxBusiness.com Live
Take a conservative approach
04/05/10 Market Edge CNBC Squawk on the Street Market is getting ready for a major upswing or downfall
03/05/10 "There's No Bubble in Bonds," Bond Fund Manager Says Yahoo! Finance tech|ticker Risk in junk bonds, stick to higher quality
03/04/10 "Real" Unemployment Could Serge to 25%, Portfolio Manager Says Yahoo! Finance tech|ticker The U-6 is the only job figure that matters!
03/04/10 Four Reasons to Root for Higher Interest Rates Yahoo! Finance tech|ticker Libor
02/10/10 Market Edge CNBC Squawk on the Street Where is the stock market headed?
01/19/10 Checking Market Pulse CNBC Squawk on the Street Stock market overvalued

2009

Date Title Source Topic
12/29/09 Can the Economy Fuel the Rally? CNBC
Year end rally
11/30/09 Trader Reaction to Dubai CNBC The Call
Dubai
10/16/09 Road to Recovery CNBC Kudlow Report Feds role in economic recovery
10/16/09 Investing in Today's Market CNBC The Call
Earnings
10/05/09 Market Bull vs. Bear CNBC The Call
Bearish
09/17/09 Market Bull vs. Bear CNBC The Call Third quarter earnings
09/10/09 Bears Should Hibernate? CNBC Reports
Market Drive
09/02/09 Septermber Stock Picks CNBC Squawk on the Street
Conservative strategy
08/11/09 Fed Preview CNBC Squawk on the Street
Fed & interest rates
07/23/09 The Dow Reaches 9,000: Stocks Wake Up CNBC Reports Sell
07/23/09 The Dow Reaches 9,000: Lead vs. Lag Indicators CNBC Reports More money in fixed income, rally short lined
07/23/09 Dow 9,000: Where the Markets Are Headed CNBC Reports Dow to fall to 6200 in 2010, 4200 in 2011
07/23/09 Dow 9,000: Lower Open? CNBC Reports Buy convertible bonds
07/14/09 Selling The Gloom CNBC Reports
Stocks to fall in 2011, bull market to start 2012
07/14/09 Time To Let The Bulls Run CNBC Reports
Fixed income
07/06/09 John Lekas on Fox Business Fox Business
 
06/24/09 John Lekas on Bloomberg News Bloomberg News
 

2008

Date Title Source Topic
09/19/08 Market Bull vs. Bear TheStreet.com
Credit Crisis
09/12/08 Fannie-Freddie Combo Inevitable CNN Money.com
Financials
09/11/08 Lehman & The Fed BNN
Financials testing new lows