DEED News and Press, First Trust TCW Securitized Plus From 10/21/23

2023-10-21 09:00:00 ET Summary Long-term borrowers, including home buyers and businesses looking for term debt, wonder why today’s interest rates are so high and when they will fall. Long-term rates may also be influenced by global factors. Long-term rates in Europe and...

2023-10-20 21:25:00 ET Summary There’s always a lot of debate about what the best inflation hedge is. Is it gold, commodities, TIPS, stocks, Bitcoin, real assets or something else? There has been a lot of chatter about long-term bonds in recent weeks as yields continue to m...

2023-10-18 21:20:00 ET Summary Mortgage rates officially hit 8% today. It’s amazing considering mortgage rates were as low as 2.5% back in just 2020. It isn’t the high rate that is so alarming – it’s the rate of change. And this is what separates this p...

2023-10-18 01:35:00 ET Summary Treasury yields across the curve rose to 20-year highs as the market assessed the possibility of the Fed leaving policy rates higher for longer. Credit posted mixed results, with higher risk sectors softening late in the period together with equities...

2023-10-12 12:01:00 ET Summary Tight monetary policy is slowing growth, but we see room to avoid a hard landing in the U.S. while Europe and China remain key risks on a global basis. In a higher-for-longer rate environment, shorter maturities offer opportunity, with potential for ...

2023-10-11 08:20:00 ET Summary Core inflation remains elevated in several economies, especially the United States and parts of Europe. Major central banks, therefore, may need to keep interest rates higher for longer. Making debt more expensive is an intended consequence of tighte...

2023-09-25 22:01:00 ET Summary Mortgage rates are at a two-decade high with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbing above 7%. A major difference between today and the period leading up to the global financial crisis is vacancy rates. Today, only 6.4% of rental propert...

2023-09-22 10:52:52 ET First Trust TCW Securitized Plus ETF ( NYSEARCA: DEED ) declares $0.10/share monthly dividend . Forward yield 5.91% Payable Sept. 29; for shareholders of record Sept. 25; ex-div Sept. 22. See DEED Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & ...

2023-09-22 01:10:00 ET Summary One could use the word anomaly for Q3 of the stock market. S&P 500 performance for the first two months of the quarter was driven by the “magnificent seven” large-cap tech-oriented stocks. In my opinion, the issue of concentration v...

2023-09-21 12:35:00 ET Summary A tripling of US mortgage rates constrained both the demand and supply of housing, leaving existing home sales at post-GFC lows. Mortgage rates will rise further in the wake of the market's reaction to yesterday's Fed forecasts, further constraining ...