AGZ News and Press, iShares Agency Bond From 06/13/24

2024-06-13 02:50:00 ET Summary The Fed left monetary policy unchanged, but their updated projections signals just one rate cut before year-end versus the three they suggested in March. They are now projecting four rate cuts in 2025 versus the three they had previously, but this me...

2024-06-12 23:35:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve (Fed) kept rates unchanged at the June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, marking the seventh consecutive meeting with no action on the rate front. The Fed’s revised outlook now projects one rate cut for this yea...

2024-06-12 23:05:00 ET Summary May's CPI report came in softer than expected, delivering a positive sign that recent months of sticky inflation may have been just a bump in the road. Headline CPI inflation eased from 0.3% in April to 0.0% in May, a significant milestone following ...

2024-06-12 14:00:00 ET Summary In May 2024, the AIER Everyday Price Index was essentially unchanged at an index level of 290.9. The largest monthly price increases were seen in food away from home, prescription drugs, and tobacco/smoking products. The share of prices rising ab...

2024-06-12 11:25:00 ET Summary A surprise 0.2% MoM core CPI inflation print after a similar reading for April core PCE deflator offers good news for the Fed in its fight to ease price pressures. This needs to become the trend after a series of far too hot readi...

2024-06-11 10:50:00 ET Summary Consumers are experiencing the impact of rising inflation, particularly in the grocery sector, leading to a shift in consumer sentiment and the need to reassess budgets. Major retailers like Target and Walgreens are addressing consumer concerns by an...

2024-06-07 13:45:00 ET Summary The two primary drivers of the market these days are news related to inflation and developments in artificial intelligence. The hope for the Fed to cut rates these past several months has supported equity values and suppressed rates since November. ...

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2024-06-06 04:20:00 ET Summary Does gold hedge inflation? Rolling 36-month regressions of gold on median inflation yield results like those for headline inflation - the relationship is unstable and variable. If underlying inflation captures economic forces of excess demand and...

2024-06-05 03:40:00 ET Summary Currency in circulation grew at a fairly steady pace of 6.6% per year from 2010 through 2019. It then exploded upward in the wake of the massive Covid stimulus spending. Tight inflation has fallen, real yields are relatively high, and interest-sensit...