AGZ News and Press, iShares Agency Bond From 12/14/23

2023-12-14 22:50:00 ET Summary As expected, the US Fed did not hike yesterday and held its policy rate at a 22-year-high while signalling rate cuts to start in 2024. Optimism makes sense for government bonds, which become more valuable as rates fall and risk aversion rises. Ce...

2023-12-14 11:40:00 ET Summary When could the Fed start cutting rates next year. What key indicators to watch as the Fed considers its next move. Where is the US dollar going in the next little while. Transcript Anthony Okolie: As expected, the Fed he...

2023-12-13 17:00:00 ET Summary In November 2023, the AIER Everyday Price Index fell 0.79 percent to 284.9. Within the EPI, the largest monthly increases among constituents came in several unexpected categories. November 2023 month-to-month headline CPI number rose 0.1%, exceed...

2023-12-13 06:12:00 ET Summary Shelter costs comprise about one-third of the CPI, and shelter costs are driven primarily by housing prices 18 months before. The Owners' Equivalent Rent component of the CPI is primarily driven by changes in housing prices with a lag of about 18 mon...

2023-12-13 03:47:00 ET Summary Inflation in services accelerated in November for the second month in a row, to an annualized rate of 5.8%, driven by housing, healthcare, and insurance. The CPI for core services (without energy services) on a month-to-month basis rose 0.47% in Nove...

2023-12-13 01:40:00 ET Summary Headline CPI came in at 3.12% in November, that’s .11% lower than October. The headline number is being helped lower by energy prices, which are down 5.4%. From September to October, the headline dropped .46%. For the year, we’ve averag...

2023-12-12 23:20:00 ET Summary The November Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed that inflation progress stumbled slightly last month. Both headline and core monthly inflation quickened, while the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) favorite supercore inflation measure accelerated to one ...

2023-12-12 22:18:00 ET Summary US headline inflation edged marginally lower to 3.1% year-on-year while core inflation remained at 4% as residual pricing power in the services sector lingers. Nonetheless, we still expect inflation to break down into the 2-2.5% region through the fi...

2023-12-12 22:10:00 ET Summary Inflation rose slightly in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 0.1 percent last month after remaining essentially unchanged in October. Year-over-year headline inflation was 3.1 percent; excludin...

2023-12-12 18:40:00 ET Summary This morning’s Consumer Price Index for November was mostly in line with expectations (although the headline reading was slightly higher than expected). The report also showed that the most rapid leg of disinflation is most likely behind us. ...