BIV News and Press, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond From 04/21/23

2023-04-21 08:20:00 ET Summary While U.S. growth has remained strong, even accelerating in early 1Q, leading indicators continue to signal recession. Tighter lending standards, as a result of the recent banking crisis, only increase the risk of a hard landing. Part of the inflatio...

2023-04-20 13:34:00 ET Summary The 60/40 stock/bond portfolio is the gold standard of portfolios. The math on the 40% slice is much cleaner. A bond aggregate is about a 5-year instrument in my All Duration model. In today’s environment, the aggregated components of a 60...

2023-04-20 13:00:00 ET Summary Silicon Valley Bank's collapse signaled the impact of higher interest rates on the U.S. economy. The Fed Funds futures market expects the Fed to start cutting rates towards the end of 2023. Consumer spending will face more challenges as pandemic ...

2023-04-20 02:54:00 ET Summary Managers have become less bearish on credit spreads with ~40% expecting spreads to be range-bound in the next 12 months. Inflation and the prospect of recession are the major concerns among managers. At the time of the survey close on Feb. 15, pa...

2023-04-11 13:18:35 ET Summary The Fed was quick to keep rates near zero when the pandemic struck. However, it made a mistake to see inflation as transitory and kept rates low for too long. As a result, the Fed needed to raise rates at an aggressive pace and magnitude to keep infl...

2023-04-10 03:30:00 ET Summary The U.S. economy is slowing. A major tightening of real estate lending is now unfolding. The biggest lesson from Kuroda's rein: No individual (or small group) should ever have such absolute power to inflate. April 7 - Bloomberg (Alexa...

2023-04-07 23:30:00 ET Summary The old investment playbook is out and a new regime that considers high inflation and interest rates is in. Recent events in the banking sector around SVB and Credit Suisse have made clear the importance of staying nimble as investors. Our expect...

2023-04-07 05:30:00 ET Summary The promise of diversification failed in 2022 as both equities and fixed income declined. Some investors are questioning whether the traditional 60% equity/ 40% fixed income balanced portfolio remains a valid strategy. Over history, balanced port...

2023-04-04 03:08:00 ET Summary Why the banking sector fallout may require a more sober second look. What the next stage of this late-stage economic cycle might look like. Amid banking fears, are mortgages the next domino to fall? Recent fears about the bankin...

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...