DEED News and Press, First Trust TCW Securitized Plus From 12/13/23

2023-12-13 21:55:00 ET Summary The FOMC voted unanimously today to keep its five policy rates unchanged, with the top of its policy rates at 5.50%. It was the third meeting in a row when the Fed held its policy rates, after the rate hike at its meeting in July. The statement c...

2023-12-13 19:05:00 ET Summary For the third time in a row, the Federal Reserve did what was widely expected and kept the Fed Funds target unchanged at the December FOMC meeting. As a result, the trading range remains at 5.25%-5.50%, still at a more than 20-year high-water mark. ...

2023-12-11 19:25:00 ET Summary Even after the recent rally in interest rates, agency mortgage-backed securities (agency MBS) still appear attractive from both a fundamental and technical basis. Agency mortgage-backed securities (agency MBS) have lagged other fixed income asset cla...

2023-12-09 03:00:00 ET Summary The global markets experienced high volatility in 2023 due to factors such as high interest rates, bank failures, and a surge in bond yields. The macro environment in 2024 is expected to be complex and interesting, with rewards for investors who are ...

2023-12-06 10:30:00 ET Summary October 2023 saw mortgage rates spike along with the yields of U.S. Treasuries to their highest levels in years. The good news is that the October 2023 spike in long-term U.S. Treasuries has dissipated and, along with it, the spike in 30-year mortgag...

2023-12-04 06:00:00 ET Summary The supply-demand imbalance is likely to continue supporting further home price appreciation and rental inflation. Homeowners are enjoying both strong price gains and home loans financed at negative real rates. The U.S. housing supply-demand imba...

2023-12-02 10:00:00 ET Summary Investors must understand the physical risks of natural hazards to assess their financial implications. The collaboration between AB and the Columbia Climate School aims to better understand physical risks at the local level. The Natural Hazards ...

2023-12-01 23:15:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2023-11-20 15:39:00 ET Summary Last week’s unexpected undershoot in U.S. inflation erased almost all traces of another Federal Reserve rate hike from futures markets. Fixed income yields are attractive, in our view, but pricing could continue to be volatile. Fundamental...

2023-11-16 03:55:00 ET Summary The global economic outlook along with market valuations and asset class fundamentals all lead us to favor fixed income. Perhaps the resilient U.S. economy will stave off recession but also drive overheating growth and accelerating inflation that pro...