BND News and Press, Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF From 05/13/24

2024-05-13 11:58:05 ET Summary The Treasury curve was up 6 basis points at 2 years and was unchanged at 10 years over the last week. As a result, the current negative 2-year/10-year Treasury spread widened to negative 37 basis points this week, compared to negative 31 basis points...

2024-05-12 11:25:00 ET When you are working, the big retirement push is to save up as large a nest egg as you can. That's great, but everything changes when you actually retire. At that point, you have to live off of your savings while you, hopefully, enjoy not having to be in the full-time...

2024-05-12 09:30:00 ET Wells Fargo argued in a recent investor note that the risks are rising that the Federal Reserve will need to hold interest rates steady in the face of stubbornly high inflation, a condition which could push the 2-year Treasury yield towards 5%.... Read the full ...

2024-05-11 02:25:00 ET Summary April represented a step back following March’s gains, aside from Managed Futures being the star of the show this month. Commodities demonstrated resilience, posting a modest +0.95% growth despite the turbulence induced by the prospects of nor...

2024-05-10 12:30:00 ET Summary Foreign fixed-income markets from a US investor perspective have been an unappealing asset class lately. Year to date, this slice of global fixed-income securities is hot, based on a set of ETFs through Thursday’s close. The rally in emerg...

2024-05-06 14:57:53 ET Summary The Treasury curve was down 15 basis points at 2 years and was down 17 basis points at 10 years over the last week. As a result, the current negative 2-year/10-year Treasury spread widened slightly to negative 31 basis points this week, compared to n...

2024-05-06 10:45:00 ET Summary The "value proposition" is almost nowhere to be found as the Treasury’s inverted curve make the normal "duration play" a shambles, and as the Fed doesn’t seem to be decreasing yields any day soon. The highest-yielding Treasury is the th...

2024-05-05 11:35:00 ET Government data released on Friday showed that the U.S. economy added a disappointing 175K jobs in April. This was 68K below the consensus estimate of economists, who had predicted a payroll expansion of 243K for the month.... Read the full article on Seekin...

2024-05-03 16:03:16 ET Summary Bonds are becoming more attractive as the Fed is done hiking rates, making the Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF™ worth considering. The SCHZ ETF has a low-cost structure with an expense ratio of just 0.03%, making it a cost-effective option for ...

2024-05-03 15:24:00 ET Summary The FOMC has been consistent in their messaging of data-dependency (albeit, erring on the side of caution) and key leading indicators still suggest that the evolution of inflation and economic data over the year may yet be supportive of a policy pivot. ...