Kathy Jones
Kathy Jones is Managing Director and Chief Fixed Income Strategist for the Schwab Center for Financial Research. She is responsible for interest rate and currency analysis as well as fixed income education for Schwab clients and the public. She cohosts Schwab's On Investing podcast.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones analyze new developments in the Fed's balance sheet and debate the role of risk in portfolio construction.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Former Fed economist Claudia Sahm discusses the December jobs report and the potential for rate cuts this year.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
What should I do
Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones recalibrate some of their 2024 forecasts, and Liz Ann interviews Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Kathy Jones discusses the Fed's latest decision and interviews former Fed economist Dr. Julia Coronado.
On Investing
What should I do
Markets and Economy
As we approach 2024, what can investors expect from the markets in the new year?
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Kathy Jones interviews Jens Nordvig about the current rate cycle—as well as talk of "de-dollarization"—while Liz Ann Sonders probes the GDP revision and looks ahead to a busy week of economic data.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
What should I do
Liz Ann Sonders interviews Nancy Lazar about the state of the economy, and Kathy Jones and Collin Martin discuss investment-grade bonds.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
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Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders discuss issues in Washington with Mike Townsend—and provide their weekly market outlook.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
What should I do
Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders answer some of the most common questions from investors—and provide their weekly market outlook.
Markets and Economy
On Investing
What should I do
Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders explain their investing philosophies and how they analyze market data.
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Markets and Economy
Market Outlook
Bouts of volatility may continue in the second half of 2025 as bond market investors navigate evolving tariff policy, U.S. government debt, and economic uncertainty.
Bond Insights
The latest perspective on the bond market from the Schwab Center for Financial Research, including a deep-dive on corporate and municipal bond markets.