BILS News and Press, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 3-12 Month T-Bill From 04/04/23

2023-04-04 11:40:06 ET SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF ( NYSEARCA: BILS ) - $0.3916 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.61% as of Mar. 30. Payable Apr 10; for shareholders of record Apr 04; ex-div Apr 03. For further details see: SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF...

2023-04-04 08:00:00 ET Summary A yield curve inversion is caused by a large decline in the monetary inflation rate. There is no sign of an upward reversal in the monetary inflation rate. As long as monetary conditions as indicated by the monetary inflation rate are still tight...

2023-04-02 04:50:00 ET Summary We’ve talked a lot over the years about the shape of the yield curve, how that is a market signal, how that is telling us something about the future, about potential asset market returns. What’s our thoughts? US debt is considered the r...

2023-04-01 05:31:00 ET Summary The Fed added a gargantuan sum to its balance sheet in March, netting an increase of $324B. As the Fed defines it, the balance sheet increase in March was not QE because it did not buy Treasuries. The inverted yield curve is the clearest sign a r...

2023-03-29 13:25:00 ET Summary The economy continued to grow in March, with inflation still unacceptably high, and the Federal Reserve tightening further. A solid job market is the most important factor for consumer spending. Despite this, February retail sales dipped by 0.4 perce...

2023-03-28 00:45:00 ET Summary Over the past year, the Federal Reserve and the various European central banks have raised rates more than at any time since 1981. Short-term interest rates rose above long-term rates, creating the steepest yield curve inversion in decades. As su...

2023-03-22 03:20:00 ET Summary An active Fed means that investors may finally get some yield out of front-end fixed income. Inverted curves also mean attractive income with limited duration risk, in our view. We think that elevated inflation will likely keep the Fed hiking rates. ...

2023-03-21 11:38:00 ET Summary Plunging Treasury yields are calming financial markets, but they also indicate that the Fed doesn’t need to raise rates higher to match market rates. The banking contagion risk has spread to Europe, where all eyes are now on Credit Suisse afte...

2023-03-21 02:30:00 ET Summary Inflation flares up and interest rates rise, reducing the value of the municipal bonds and funding dries up. Despite all the turmoil in the banking sector, US stocks managed to post a gain last week but it was entirely due to the rise in technology a...

2023-03-20 14:39:00 ET Summary Banking stresses may have tightened conditions enough for policymakers to pause their hiking cycles indefinitely. Inflation started to decline even as economic data seemed to get stronger and stronger. These are signs that the economy and financi...