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.
Bonds
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Bond Insights
The combination of slowing economic growth and stubborn inflation, combined with uncertainty about U.S. tariff policy, is keeping investors cautious.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Liz Ann Sonders sits down with Barry Ritholtz for a discussion about common mistakes and how not to invest.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones analyze the recent Fed meeting and the outlook for potential stagflation.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Liz Ann Sonders and Kevin Gordon analyze the dynamics and indicators that might indicate a recession is looming.
On Investing
Markets and Economy
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Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones answer recent questions from investors, covering topics such as tariffs, bond yields, the Federal Reserve, and more.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Ivy Zelman and Liz Ann Sonders discuss the challenges in the housing market—and find a few reasons to be optimistic.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Liz Ann Sonders speaks with Phil Mackintosh, chief economist at Nasdaq, about the labor force, the impact of AI, and valuations.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Louis-Vincent Gave of Gavekal Research joins Liz Ann Sonders for a discussion on what was so unique about 2024—and China's role in the AI industry.
Markets and Economy
What is it
Could the U.S. dollar lose its place as the world's reserve currency? Despite a long-term trend toward currency diversification, we don't see the dollar losing dominance anytime soon.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Kathy Jones speaks with Dr. Richard Clarida, PIMCO's global economic advisor and former vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
Liz Ann Sonders interviews Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates, about how fundamental indexing works.
Markets and Economy
Omnichannel
On Investing
Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders discuss the policy proposals and legislation most likely to affect the markets in the coming weeks.