Kathy Jones

Until her retirement in 2026, Kathy Jones was the Chief Fixed Income Strategist for the Schwab Center for Financial Research. She was responsible for interest rate and currency analysis as well as fixed income education for Schwab clients and the public. She cohosted Schwab's On Investing podcast.

Kathy Jones
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On Investing
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As Collin Martin prepares to take over as co-host of the show, Kathy Jones reflects back on lessons learned from her career in the investing world.
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Claudia Sahm discusses the Fed's balance sheet and the impact of AI on the labor markets. And Kathy Jones announces her upcoming retirement.
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Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones are joined by Kevin Gordon to discuss mixed economic signals, Fed policy uncertainty, as well as AI-driven investment and productivity gains.
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Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones analyze the latest employment numbers and explore how AI driven headlines are fueling sharp, short term market rotations, particularly in financials.
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Bonds
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While occasional bouts of volatility are likely, we expect the fixed income markets to provide ballast for portfolios and are likely to deliver solid returns in 2026.
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Dennis DeBusschere joins Liz Ann Sonders to discuss why strong post‑COVID productivity, a weaker dollar, and evolving AI dynamics are reshaping macro trends.
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Kathy Jones interviews Jack Schwager, famed author of the "Market Wizards" series, about how top traders think.
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Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders discuss market volatility, tariffs, Greenland, Japanese bond yields, and some momentum toward precious metals.
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With continuing pressure on Fed independence and mixed signals from the economy, how will the markets react?
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Markets and Economy

We expect another generally good year for bond returns this year, but even the best-laid plans can go awry when circumstances change. Here are four risks to our outlook.
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Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones discuss the market reactions to the news out of Venezuela and analyze the latest economic indicators.
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At the end of 2025, Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones assess the resiliency of the economy.