BIV News and Press, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond From 03/31/23

2023-03-31 13:00:43 ET Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF ( NYSEARCA: BIV ) - $0.1875 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.40% as of Mar. 29. Payable Apr 06; for shareholders of record Apr 04; ex-div Apr 03. For further details see: Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF de...

2023-03-14 02:16:08 ET Summary BIV invests in intermediate-term investment grade bonds. The fund offers an attractive yield of 4.64%. A negative spike in BIV’s fund price is expected, but this should be perceived as a good opportunity to accumulate. ...

2023-03-13 21:01:00 ET Summary You step from the Fed and then you look around the world, there is this uncertainty associated with where we are, with this inflationary environment that every country is dealing with. Certainly from a longer perspective, given sort of the post-GFC w...

2023-03-13 15:35:00 ET Summary One of the themes I’ve been discussing lately is how inflation risk has been evolving into credit risk. The banking bust we’re seeing now was sown during COVID. The COVID boom was the inevitable blow off top of the prior 10-year bull ma...

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF ( BIV ) - $0.1630 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.40% as of Feb. 24. Payable Mar 06; for shareholders of record Mar 02; ex-div Mar 01. For further details see: Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.1630

Summary The prospect of higher U.S. interest rates continues to loom large over the markets. The US is in the late stage of the economic cycle. What to expect in a late-stage economy. The prospect of higher U.S. interest rates continues to loom large over the marke...

Summary Market divergence between bulls and bears in 2023. Are markets listening to what central banks are saying about interest rates? Why perception may be worse than reality when it comes to market sentiment. There appear to be widely differing views on what 202...

Summary The Fed’s interest rate and liquidity tools are blunt instruments, particularly in a service-oriented economy. If inflation indeed moderates from here, it is likely that interest rate volatility moderates alongside it. Monetary policy has created the asset-on/asset-of...

Summary 1 or more years of additional interest-rate duration in ‘23 vs. ‘22, to be grown over time: As central banks slow, or pause, their tightening cycles, in sympathy with slowing economic growth and inflation. 6% to 6.5% of portfolio carry potential (including anticipa...

Summary As the stock market went up the first two days of the week, more shares transacted at rising prices. A leading retail-oriented broker indicated their clients have been buying mostly corporate/municipal bonds and commodities, while selling declining US government bonds. The t...