AGZ News and Press, iShares Agency Bond From 01/30/24

2024-01-30 09:22:00 ET Summary Interest rates in most parts of the world appear to be stabilizing as we enter 2024, as inflation trends continue to decline from the high levels seen in the summer of 2022. The Federal Reserve remains laser-focused on inflation and suggested there m...

2024-01-30 03:20:00 ET Summary In my opinion, the border and the US labor force are paramount political issues in 2024. The current longevity and depth of the yield curve inversion is not atypical of the inversions that have preceded all recessions in the post-war period. The ...

2024-01-29 17:15:00 ET Summary Both headline and core inflation (excluding food and energy prices) were 0.2 percent in December. Year-over-year, the figures were 2.6 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively. Stronger growth and falling inflation should signal to the Fed it’s t...

2024-01-29 12:25:00 ET Summary We think stock momentum can run for now as inflation cools and the Federal Reserve readies to cut rates. So we up our overall U.S. stocks view to overweight. Tech stocks led the S&P 500 to consecutive record highs last week. Robust U.S. Q4 GDP gr...

2024-01-27 01:45:00 ET Summary This week brought with it a couple more pieces of data to suggest that the positive trend the US economy enjoyed throughout 2023 is far from over. The good news this week: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at a real quarterly rate (annualized) of 3.3...

2024-01-27 01:25:00 ET Summary Higher interest rates have had a significant (i.e., disinflationary) impact on important segments of the economy. Banks are still flush with liquidity. The Fed is not starving the system for liquidity as it did in prior tightening episodes. Durab...

2024-01-26 23:46:00 ET Summary The unemployment rate stayed under 4%, wage growth outpaced inflation and the stock market ended the year at an all-time high. Monthly inflation data measures the percentage change in price levels. So, when inflation falls from 9.1% to 3.4%, as it ha...

2024-01-26 19:13:00 ET Summary Inflation is on the cusp of hitting the 2% target. Strong spending is still driven by legacy savings. First quarter GDP growth is set to remain robust, leaving May the more likely start point for rate cuts. By James Knightley ...

2024-01-26 16:00:00 ET Summary New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that inflation has slowed significantly over the last year. Most of the inflation observed since January 2020 was due to loose monetary policy. The Fed has kept monetary policy sufficiently rest...

2024-01-25 11:07:00 ET Summary Fourth quarter 2023 GDP growth beat all expectations thanks to strong consumer and government spending plus a positive contribution from net trade. First quarter GDP growth is expected to be weaker based on business surveys, but the Fed is close to d...