BNDC News and Press, FlexShares Core Select Bond Fund From 06/21/21

A more hawkish Fed may not lift Treasury or investment grade credit yields, and that raises important questions for fixed income investors and asset allocators. The central bank raised its inflation forecast for 2022. Should last week’s change of tone put some of those infl...

Ten-year government bond yields saw little volatility in May, with the largest move in either direction coming from France. Despite seeing small increases during the month, Dutch and German 10-year government bond yields still finished in negative territory at -0.04% and -0.18%, respe...

A taper would be only the first step on the path to an eventual interest rate hike, which we still think is unlikely until late 2022 or even 2023, depending on the economy’s trajectory. Lower real yields give the Fed more flexibility to taper - and allow nominal bond yields to ...

Initial signs may appear as base effects and higher commodity prices push headline inflation in advanced economies temporarily higher. With massive stimulus funds sloshing around the global economy, it's prudent to be prepared - and that means staying active. With the right strate...

Higher yields have so far left the credit market largely unscathed, but they have changed the balance of opportunity. Against this year's early-cycle background, we anticipate further tailwinds for the lower-rated, more economically sensitive part of the credit market. Right now, ...

We expect 2021 to be a year of strong economic performance supported by large fiscal stimulus, loose monetary policy and the COVID-19 vaccine program. Commodities performed well during weak dollar periods - they generated a 11.5% return with a hit rate of 76%, meaning that their retur...

Investors may be asking themselves if bond fund or bond ETF returns are going to collapse in light of recent interest rate rises. But since future bond market performance is extremely difficult to predict, investors, if they continue to hold such funds, should consider investing only ...