Bonds

Strategists across Wall Street have been paring back 2016 calls on benchmark Treasury yields, as expectations for global economic growth decline and central banks in Europe and Asia introduce additional policy easing.

Despite market volatility at least one expert expects "business as usual for munis after the dust of today's rally settles."

"Risk appetite is going to evaporate in the coming days. How long that risk-off will go remains the question," says William Hobbs, head of investment strategy at the wealth management unit of Barclays in London.

There's unlikely to be any investment-grade sales until the middle of next month and the high-yield market may take even longer to reopen, according to both ABN Amro Group and UniCredit.

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Fixed-income yields may feel low, but foreign investors facing negative yields at home are making the U.S. markets popular.

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Out of favor for a while, this strategy also offers a chance to boost income.

Out of favor for a while, this strategy also offers a chance to boost income.

Careful choice, effective communication are key for including debt in a client's portfolio