BSJM News and Press, Invesco BulletShares 2022 High Yield Corporate Bon From 08/01/22

Bonds went south in 2022 - all asset classes were negative, and investors received little benefit from international or non-US allocations (including EMs). As of June 30, according to Bloomberg data, EM credits were the worst-performing bond asset class YTD, returning -17.14%. The US ...

In the second quarter, we've seen double-digit negative returns across the fixed income landscape. For corporate bonds on the investment-grade side of things, we've seen spreads tick 160. A lot of what's going on right now is just the aftermath of a pandemic that's disrupted the h...

The coming recession: Deep or shallow? Markets pricing in rate cut in 2023. Overly optimistic? Will 2023 be the rebound year for bonds? The risk of recession grows as the U.S. Fed continues its war against inflation. Michael Craig, Head of Asset Allocation, TDAM ...

With economic growth beginning to slow, investors may be concerned about the potential impact on high-yield bonds, which have historically tended to be one of the first areas in capital markets to come under pressure. A look at high-yield issuance trends tells the story of a sector th...

As we enter the second half of 2022, predictions of a possible recession range widely as the key drivers of inflation shift from goods to commodities and services, notably housing. For bond investors, the sharp rise in the rate landscape has had an outsize impact across the board, wit...

For decades, globalization has been on an inexorable rise, a key pillar fueling economic growth, driving inflation and yields down, bolstering corporate profit margins and supporting an upward climb in market valuations. Over the past few years, though, cracks have started to develop ...

Bespoke, with their always-relevant research, put out (in my opinion) a very timely update on the improvement in high yield credit spreads on Wednesday, July 20th, 2022, which have fallen 75 bps in the last 3 weeks. Most retail investors don’t understand the importance of credi...

The global economy and financial markets have suffered a dreadful H1 2022, ravaged by a severe commodity shock, strict COVID-19 lockdowns in the world’s second-largest economy, and one of the most aggressive Fed tightening cycles in recent history. H2 looks equally tough. In it...

Based on monetary trends and the early reaction in the economy, we anticipate a slowing growth environment in the U.S., with rising recession risk that depends on the extent of frontloaded Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Following the initial COVID shock in 2020, investment grade...

Invesco BulletShares 2022 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ( BSJM ) - $0.0495 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.90% as of July 15. Payable Jul 22; for shareholders of record Jul 19; ex-div Jul 18. For further details see: Invesco BulletShares 2022 High Yield Corporate Bond ET...