AGG News and Press, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond From 12/13/23

2023-12-13 09:30:00 ET Summary Stocks have been soaring for the past six weeks, with the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 index both experiencing significant gains. The bond market has also seen a recovery, with the iShares Aggregate Bond ETF surging 4.7%. Investors believe that i...

2023-12-13 01:30:00 ET Summary Trading activity on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached EUR 53.5 billion in November, while the proportion of transactions processed via Tradeweb’s AiEX tool was 83.6%. Total consolidated U.S. ETF notional value traded in November re...

2023-12-12 12:15:23 ET Summary The November CPI Summary showed the annual inflation rate fell to 3.1% from 3.2% last month. The data confirms consumer prices continue to stabilize lower, confirming the success in the Fed's strategy to engineer a soft landing while the economy rema...

2023-12-12 09:45:49 ET Summary November CPI came in slightly higher than expected, with Headline CPI at +0.1% and Core inflation near forecasts at +0.3%. Used car prices rose for the first time since May, though other vehicle value indexes show easing car price trends. Inflati...

2023-12-11 13:34:51 ET Summary The Neos Enhanced Income Aggregate Bond ETF seeks to distribute monthly income generated from investing in a representative portfolio of the U.S. Aggregate Bond Market. By implementing a data-driven put option strategy, the BNDI ETF aims to produce +...

2023-12-11 09:54:44 ET Summary The Treasury curve moved up in the medium term and down on the long end this week. The probability that the 2-year/10-year Treasury spread is still negative in the 13 weeks ending June 7, 2024, is 76.1%, compared to 61.5% last week. The current n...

2023-12-09 11:33:54 ET Summary The First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund aims to reduce duration risk and provide income for risk-averse investors. The fund has underperformed fixed-income indices but offers a higher yield, making it an attractive option fo...

2023-12-07 11:53:49 ET Summary BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc offers a high level of income with a current distribution yield of 11.32%. The DSU closed-end fund has delivered a strong total return of 7.77% since the last article was published, outperforming major stock and bon...

2023-12-07 08:35:00 ET Summary BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is extremely bullish on the stock market and recently encouraged investors to allocate up to 100% of their portfolios to equities. We look at why Mr. Fink is so bullish on stocks and where he sees the best opportunities are r...

2023-12-06 21:55:00 ET Summary Right now, the stock market is blowing out the 20 years from 1980 to 2000 on a specific performance metric. The last two decades have witnessed firms with a 0% dividend yield outperforming the highest yielders by a larger amount than at any time in p...