First Trust offers insight into current events in the fixed income marketplace.

Market Commentary

First Trust US Agency Monitor

The First Trust US Agency Monitor seeks to provide a simple and clear picture of the risk and return relationships for the wide variety of security types issued by the US Agencies.

First Trust Economic Highlights

The First Trust Economic Highlights is a reference summary of the key U.S. economic highlights.

Fixed Income Report

This on-going research and strategy effort provides analysis of the current fixed income landscape along with our outlook on current market events.

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10/29/2009	Retail-Targeted Corporate Debt: What You Need to Consider
07/30/2009	What $3 Billion Gets You (Commentary on Treasury Buying)
04/28/2009	Overview of Build America Bonds
04/17/2009	Opportunity in Short-Maturity FDIC-Backed Bonds
04/09/2009	Overview of the FASB "Mark-to-Market" Announcement
03/18/2009	For Corporate Bond Investors, Cash Flow is King
03/09/2009	Have Long-Term Treasury Rates Overshot Prudent Levels?

Market Commentary from Brian Wesbury

Brian Wesbury is Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors L.P., a financial services firm based in Wheaton, Illinois. The Wall Street Journal ranked Mr. Wesbury the nation’s #1 U.S. economic forecaster in 2001 and USA Today ranked him as one of the nation’s top 10 forecasters in 2004.

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