Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

Inside the ‘investor economy’

It's been a banner year for corporate bond issuance and American stocks. Meanwhile, commodity prices are falling precipitously. What unites them all? Investors.

What do record amounts of corporate debt, a continuing rally of American stocks and a precipitous decline in commodity prices all have in common? Investors. 

Marilyn Cohen of Envision Capital Management says low interest rates have been great for bond sellers and haven’t scared away bond buyers. Alex Bryan at Morningstar investment research says commodities are a different story – with oil falling, they look a little scary right now. And Quincy Krosby, a market strategist for Prudential Financial,  says the portfolio rebalancing that happens between these asset classes also happens between stocks, at the end of every year.

 

Related Topics

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    an hour ago
    7:04
  • Marketplace Tech
    3 hours ago
    11:03
  • Marketplace
    15 hours ago
    25:19
  • Make Me Smart
    20 hours ago
    19:00
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 days ago
    56:05
  • Million Bazillion
    24 days ago
    32:45