S&P 500 Snapshot: Market Takes a Breather
The S&P 500 finished the week ending October 25 with modest losses, down 0.96% from last Friday. The index is 0.96% away from its record close last week and is now up 22.46% year-to-date.
Other symbols: IEFIVVRSPSHYSPLGSPYVOO
17 hours ago - ETF Trends
Treasury Yields Snapshot: October 18, 2024
The yield on the 10-year note ended October 18, 2024 at 4.08%, the 2-year note ended at 3.95%, and the 30-year at 4.38%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.
Other symbols: IEFSHY
5 days ago - ETF Trends
How To Build A Portfolio With 4 ETFs: Part V
The Federal Reserve's recent rate cut and potential future cuts are expected to benefit bonds, real estate, and dividend stocks by lowering borrowing costs and increasing asset values. We revisit the ...
Other symbols: BONDSCHDVNQ
10 days ago - Seeking Alpha
3 High-Yield Stocks to Lock in Steady Income This Quarter
Now that the stock market is going into a new trend and cycle, sparked by the recent Federal Reserve (the Fed) interest rate cuts initiating a potential money shift over the next few quarters, investo...
Other symbols: OSPG
10 days ago - Benzinga
TLT: They Are Pushing This Too Far
The Fed's 50 bps cut was sugar-coated with positive rhetoric on the economy and the subsequent Jobs Report conveniently supported their point. The labour market data beneath the headlines is not as po...
14 days ago - Seeking Alpha
Long TLT, An Interest Rate Play
The peak of the interest rate cycle and declining rates make it an ideal time to invest in long-duration bonds like iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF. TLT offers high price sensitivity, return asymme...
14 days ago - Seeking Alpha
Here's how bond ETFs fared as investors parsed new inflation, jobless-claims data
This week's ETF Wrap shines the light on bond-fund performance as investors on Thursday weighed fresh inflation and jobless-claims data.
Other symbols: AGGBINCBUYOIEIIUSBPLTYSHY
15 days ago - Market Watch
VGLT and TLT ETFs retreat; concerns of a black swan event rise
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) and the Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF (VGLT) ETFs have pulled back in the past few weeks as investors assess the next actions of the Federal R...
Other symbols: VGLT
16 days ago - Invezz
TLT: Are We In A 'Soft Landing' Again?
TLT experienced a 6% pullback, approaching oversold levels, driven by stronger job data that priced in a "soft landing" scenario and created a 'Goldilocks' environment for equities. Investors should r...
17 days ago - Seeking Alpha
Treasury Yields Snapshot: October 4, 2024
The yield on the 10-year note ended October 4, 2024 at 3.98%, the 2-year note ended at 3.93%, and the 30-year at 4.26%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.
Other symbols: IEFSHY
21 days ago - ETF Trends
Treasury Yields: A Long-Term Perspective – September 2024
This article looks at a long-term perspective on Treasury yields. The chart below shows the 10-year constant-maturity yield since 1962 along with the Fed funds rate (FFR) and inflation.
Other symbols: IEFSHY
23 days ago - ETF Trends
Bonds Are So Hot Right Now. Here Are The 9%+ Payers To Buy
I recently wrote about a trend that's making income investors excited: After years of failing to produce decent returns, bonds are back.
Other symbols: BILCCDJNKVCITVTEB
4 weeks ago - Forbes
S&P 500 Snapshot: Market Extends Record Rally
The S&P 500 finished the week ending September 27, up 0.62% from last Friday. The index is currently 0.13% off its record close from September 26th, 2024 and is now up 20.99% year-to-date.
Other symbols: IEFIVVRSPSHYSPLGSPYVOO
4 weeks ago - ETF Trends
4 Stocks Set to Benefit from Recent Interest Rate Cuts
The stock market is about to make a major shift, this time driven by the shift in monetary policy set on by the Federal Reserve (the Fed). After the most recent meeting to decide the new path of inter...
Other symbols: NKESOFI
4 weeks ago - Benzinga
Treasury Bond ETF Under Pressure Ahead Of Key Inflation Data: What Investors Should Know
As the market anticipates the release of the August Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report, the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF TLT is sending clear signals for fixed-income investors.
4 weeks ago - Benzinga
TLT: This Is Why Bonds Dropped After The 50bps Cut
The Fed's 50bps cut was a surprise to some, and so was the reaction in bonds. TLT is down around -3.5% from the September high when many thought it would rally if the Fed cut 50bps.
4 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha
The Bond Yields Could Rise And Sink The Economy - The Fed Is Playing With Fire
Long-term bond yields have been rising since the Fed cut, led by rising inflation expectations. If the market senses that the Fed is allowing higher inflation to protect full employment, the yields co...
4 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha
Treasury Yields Snapshot: September 20, 2024
The yield on the 10-year note ended September 20, 2024 at 3.73%, the 2-year note ended at 3.55%, and the 30-year at 4.07%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.
Other symbols: IEFSHY
4 weeks ago - ETF Trends
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach on the Fed, Gold and Private Credit
Blurring the lines between conference and festival, this year's Future Proof brought thousands of attendees to the summery shores of Huntington Beach in Los Angeles.
Other symbols: BSVCGDVDFSDEPIFLINGLDGLDM
4 weeks ago - ETF Trends
TLT: What Is There To Like When The USA Is $35 Trillion In Debt?
The US national debt is rapidly increasing, exposing long-dated government bonds to significant inflation risk, making iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF very risky. Rate cuts by the Fed mostly affect...
4 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha
Why Fed Rate Cuts Are Bad News for Treasury Bonds
With a recession unlikely, at least for now, the floor is likely in.
5 weeks ago - Barrons
Fed Takes Aggressive Rate Cut Approach: Now What?
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.50% today as it continues to aim for a soft-landing scenario. The interest rate cut is the first in the Fed's historic fight against inflation that's lasted...
Other symbols: AVUVBLVFGDLFPROGLDSFLOXLRE
5 weeks ago - ETF Trends
XLK And TLT: 50 BPS Fed Rate Cut Would Be Horrible For Stocks, Great For Bonds
A 50 bps Fed rate cut could be detrimental to stocks, especially technology stocks, as it may drive lower P/E multiples and prompt a rotation into bonds. The inverse relationship between technology st...
Other symbols: XLK
5 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha
Active, Crypto & Core ETFs, Oh My
Approximately 150 U.S.-listed ETFs gathered more than $1 billion in the first eight months of 2024. As I looked through the leaderboard, a few key themes jumped out.
Other symbols: AGGARKBAVUVBINCBITBBNDCGDV
5 weeks ago - ETF Trends
Rates Spark: ECB Presser Bear-Flattened The Curve
The ECB cut rates by 25bp as widely anticipated, but a slightly hawkish tilt bear flattened the EUR curve, which in our view remains priced aggressively. In the US, as the markets head towards the Fed...
Other symbols: BBEUBILDBEUDBEZDFEEDVEGF
6 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha