BIV News and Press, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond From 09/23/22

Summary The stocks that get the most positive coverage are very rarely good buys even in a bull market. There will likely be no real buying opportunities until the current downward momentum of the market flattens out. Don't let fear of inflation push you to buy investments tha...

Summary As comments from heads of central banks go, yesterday’s press conference was relatively lucid. In the case of deciding when the bond market writ large bottoms and begins an extended rise, a fourth factor comes into play: investor sentiment. As yields rise and in...

Summary As we start the third week of September, with the US Fed’s much-telegraphed rate hike on Wednesday (+.75 with some 30% betting odds of a full percent!), markets are peaked. To date, Canada’s TSX -13% is just a quarter through the price correction experienced ...

Summary Some think we're witnessing the largest disconnection in history between bond yields and the economic cycle. They expect yields to tank in tandem with the slowing economic growth. Had this been true, yields should have already been significantly lower. We, on the other...

Summary Stocks and bonds and commodities continued to trade and move around in price but there was no news to which those movements could be attributed. Most of what passes for news, the things people credit with moving markets on a day-to-day or week-to-week basis, is nothing mor...

Summary The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose for a sixth straight week as the market comes to grip with a hawkish Fed. Despite easing inflation worries, Chair Powell again communicated that big policy rate hikes are imminent. Intermediate-term bonds, as measured through Vangua...

Summary In “normal” times, bonds would be expected to thrive in a weakening economy. But this year, that old truism has been thrown out the window. The NASDAQ is taking its cue from the long bond yield. It’s down 23%, and the S&P 500 Growth index is tracki...

Summary The main economic data release for the trading week is the US inflation report. The UK economy is in a precarious position and facing a recession. Chinese President Xi is expected to meet with Russian President Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in U...

Summary A global multi-sector approach can deliver much more than just international diversification. If investors are willing to expand their horizons, in our view, they stand a much better chance of meeting their investment goals. No single fixed-income sector can dominate year ...

Summary Despite a rough first half of 2022, bonds still have an important role to play in your portfolio, offering potential income, diversification, and capital preservation. After adjusting to the Fed’s rate hikes, short-term corporate bonds may now offer potentially high...