AGZ News and Press, iShares Agency Bond From 03/21/24

2024-03-21 10:30:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve lifted its outlook for core PCE inflation in 2024 but reaffirmed expectations that interest rates will probably fall by the end of the year. The policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield fell for a second day on Mar. 20, dropping to ...

2024-03-21 04:25:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve left the Fed funds target rate range unchanged at 5.25-5.5%. In its updated economic projections, the Fed continues to forecast three rate cuts this year and is penciling in three cuts next year. With growth and inflation proj...

2024-03-21 01:20:00 ET Summary Unsurprisingly, the Fed did what was widely expected yet again and kept the Fed Funds target unchanged at the March FOMC meeting. As a result, the trading range remains at 5.25%-5.50%, still residing at a more than 20-year-high watermark. For tho...

2024-03-20 13:34:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-03-20 07:30:00 ET Summary Tight labour markets make reducing inflation a challenge for central banks. Goods inflation has collapsed, after demand switched to services after Covid, helped by near full employment. The bear inversion of the yield curve has prevailed in 2023,...

2024-03-20 06:05:00 ET Summary "Abenomics," an ambitious economic plan created by late prime minister Shinzo Abe, laid the groundwork for today's Japanese stock rally. Today, I think it's fair to say that Japan is realizing much of Abe's vision, as structural reforms appear to be ...

2024-03-19 08:00:00 ET Summary U.S. CPI rises in February: Implications for the Fed. Concerns about U.S. commercial real estate and what it could mean for banks. Why market reaction to February CPI was somewhat muted. ... Read the full article on Seeking Al...

2024-03-18 12:05:00 ET Summary Markets see a positive near-term macro and corporate backdrop for the U.S. and Japan. We eye risks ahead but remain overweight stocks in both countries. U.S. stocks were largely flat last week after hotter-than-expected inflation data. Both 10-year U...

2024-03-15 09:30:00 ET Summary The Producer Price Index for final demand jumped by 6.9% annualized in February from January, on top of the 3.9% jump in the prior month. Services have been the driver of consumer price inflation for nearly two years, while falling energy costs and f...

2024-03-15 00:55:00 ET Summary The Final Demand version of the Producer Price Index rose 0.6% in February, and that was twice the amount the market expected to see. Monthly datapoints jump up and down quite a bit, but on balance, prices are going nowhere. In fact, the PPI is down ...