Fixed-income investing has been a winner in no small degree this year. Throwing money at almost any slice of US bonds has been a winning decision, based on a set of exchange-traded funds. Notably, favoring bigger duration risks has delivered bigger returns.

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US and China agree to scrap tariffs in phases: Reuters
US tariff collections rose to a record $7 billion in September: WSJ
Global growth continues to slow, close to stagnant pace in Oct: IHS Markit
German industrial output continued to fall in September: Bloomberg
European Commission trims outlook for eurozone economic growth: Bloomberg
IMF downgrades Eurozone economic outlook: IMF
US worker productivity fell in Q3 — first drop in 3 years: Bloomberg