Get more insight into the Fed’s expanding commitment to keeping short-term interest rates low and what that may mean for income investors.

The end of 2018 may not have been a temporary rough patch for traditional equity investments, but the beginning of what could be a more extended period of challenged profits and heightened volatility.

FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE: FSK), formerly FS Investment Corporation, a publicly traded business development company focused on providing customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies, announced its operating results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, and that its board of directors has declared its first quarter 2019 regular distribution.

This week’s chart shows how a worsening outlook on global growth is impacting government bond yields and income-seeking investors.

See where inflation expectations are trending and how this connects with short-term interest rates in the foreseeable future.

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To help answer the question, “Is now the time to own high yield?,” Robert Hoffman looks at the current fixed income environment as well as the performance of high yield and traditional core fixed income assets over previous market cycles.

Get more context on how the Fed’s recent dovish turn is impacting market expectations of a rate adjustment.

Energy markets recovered meaningfully as oil prices bounced back from December lows. Oil prices were supported by OPEC+ production cuts and U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. The wave of MLP simplifications is in its later stages and may be a positive for investors going forward.