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Swiss Re Chief Economist: First Fed Rate Hike Will Be In 2015 or Later

After Wednesday's decision by the Federal Reserve to maintain the target Fed funds rate at zero to 25 basis points, Swiss Re's Chief Economist, Kurt Karl, said that with economic growth this year ...

A New Year’s Resolution: I Will Protect My Portfolio from Rising Rates

As with personal resolutions and renewed avowals, the start of a new year is the perfect time for insurers to revisit the parameters and goals guiding their investment portfolios. Particularly for ...

Stubbornly Low Inflation Holds Key to 2014 Fed Policy

Stubbornly weak inflation is shaping up as the wild card for U.S. monetary policy makers this year, with top Federal Reserve officials stumped by why it has lingered so low for so long and at odds as ...

Insurers Shift Bets With Uncertainty Over Fed Tapering: BlackRock

BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset manager, said uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve will begin to slow its monthly bond purchases undermined insurers' confidence about investing in ...

Cat Bonds Rally With Hurricane Season Advancing

Gains on catastrophe bonds are poised to exceed returns on speculative-grade company debt by the most since 2008 as the Atlantic hurricane season heads into its fourth month. Notes designed to ...

Lloyd’s Insurers Face More Bond Losses on Fed Reserve Tapering

Insurers in the Lloyd's of London market, sideswiped by the Federal Reserve's plan to scale back debt purchases, may face more losses as rising Treasury yields erode the value of their short-term ...