Slow growth and inflation have a tendency to accompany large deficits and increasing debt as a percentage of GDP. Bill Gross accompanydebtdeficit Change image and share on social
My clients don't pay me to feel sorry; they pay me to bring them money. I am tough, but I have a soft side. Bill Gross bringclientfeel Change image and share on social
Whether a tops-down or bottoms-up investor in bonds, stocks, or private equity, the standard analysis tends to judge an investor or his firm on the basis of how the bullish or bearish aspects of the cycle were managed. Bill Gross analysisaspectbasis share on social
It's sort of like a teeter-totter; when interest rates go down, prices go up. Bill Gross interestpricerate Change image and share on social
Well, I, you know, I think at PIMCO we always try and be open with the press and the public. I mean, isn't that what voters want from their politicians? Mohamed El-Erian, our CEO, writes several op-eds a week. Bill Gross ceoerianmohamed share on social
Americans now know that housing prices can go down and they can go down by 10, 20, 30, and in some cases, 40 or 50 percent. We know they can go down. But five years ago, we thought they could only go up. Bill Gross agoamericancase share on social
In questioning initially whether I am a great investor, I open the door to question whether other similarly esteemed public icons like Bill Miller are as well. It seems, perhaps, that the longer and longer you keep at it in this business the more and more time you have to expose your Achilles heel - wherever and whatever that might be. Bill Gross achillebillbusiness share on social
The U.K. and almost all of Europe have erred in terms of believing that austerity, fiscal austerity in the short term, is the way to produce real growth. It is not. You've got to spend money. Bill Gross austeritybelieveerr Change image and share on social
Bond investors want growth much like equity investors, and to the extent that too much austerity leads to recession or stagnation then credit spreads widen out - even if a country can print its own currency and write its own cheques. Bill Gross austeritybondcheque share on social
Bernanke and company are trying to reflate the economy with almost stated objective of inflation at 2 percent and higher in order to provide some type of safety margin for a future recession. That's where they want to go. Bill Gross bernankecompanyeconomy share on social