Investors are barreling toward the bond market as inflows look to break a new monthly record. Inflows to U.S. high-grade funds and exchange-traded funds have averaged $846 million per day in March, ahead of the $800 million average during the record month last year, according to research from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.READ MORE...

The U.S. Federal Reserve could announce plans to stop shrinking its bond stockpile as early as next week and as late as June, Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco), which oversees more than $1.66 trillion in assets, said on Thursday. Read more...

Legendary investor Bill Gross, the onetime king of the bond market, announced plans on Monday to retire after more than four decades in finance. Gross, 74, will step aside on March 1 to focus on managing his personal assets and charitable foundation, according to Janus Henderson (JHG), the firm he joined in 2014 after a messy divorce with PIMCO.READ MORE...