AGG News and Press, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond From 05/06/24

2024-05-06 10:45:00 ET Summary The "value proposition" is almost nowhere to be found as the Treasury’s inverted curve make the normal "duration play" a shambles, and as the Fed doesn’t seem to be decreasing yields any day soon. The highest-yielding Treasury is the th...

2024-05-05 11:35:00 ET Government data released on Friday showed that the U.S. economy added a disappointing 175K jobs in April. This was 68K below the consensus estimate of economists, who had predicted a payroll expansion of 243K for the month.... Read the full article on Seekin...

2024-05-03 16:15:47 ET Summary The SPDR® DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF aims to outperform its benchmark by exploiting mispricings in the bond market. The fund is actively managed and has the flexibility to invest in asset classes beyond the benchmark. Despite its a...

2024-05-03 16:03:16 ET Summary Bonds are becoming more attractive as the Fed is done hiking rates, making the Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF™ worth considering. The SCHZ ETF has a low-cost structure with an expense ratio of just 0.03%, making it a cost-effective option for ...

2024-05-03 15:34:13 ET Summary Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund offers a high yield of 11.61%, outperforming the market indices. The JQC closed-end fund's high allocation to floating-rate securities is favorable in the current interest rate environment. The fund's leverage...

2024-05-03 15:24:00 ET Summary The FOMC has been consistent in their messaging of data-dependency (albeit, erring on the side of caution) and key leading indicators still suggest that the evolution of inflation and economic data over the year may yet be supportive of a policy pivot. ...

2024-05-03 09:58:44 ET More on the economy and the market April Jobs Report: Growth Cools Below 200K Dollar Is Softer Ahead Of The Employment Report Rate Hike Unlikely: Expect S&P 500 To Rally To New All-Time Highs A weaker jobs report wou...

2024-05-02 20:15:00 ET Summary The 3-5 year returns are pretty horrid, with the exception of taxable high yield. It’s been 9 months since the Fed and Jay Powell’s last rate hike, so after July ’24, some of the 1-year annual returns will start to turn positive....

2024-05-02 15:35:24 ET More on bonds and markets Bond king Bill Gross calls his Total Return strategy 'dead,' sees 10Y yield rising above 5% 2-yr yields are trading cheaper to fed funds than in the post-July period - Citi Fed facing another inflation setback with ris...

2024-05-02 05:27:13 ET More on iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF AGG: An ETF For Bond Recovery AGG: An ETF With An Excellent Opportunity For Low-Risk Investors Investors are net buyers of fund assets for the first week in three US2Y yield tops 5%, US10Y yi...