FIBR News and Press, iShares U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk Factor ETF From 07/04/19

The rate of inflation in the economy has receded into the shadows. Central bank policy makers have been experiencing a time where their efforts to jumpstart the economy through “goosing up” actual inflation rates has been falling far short of their targets. Officials at the F...

If the Fed eases, as expected at its July 31 meeting, what will the market response be? Can history offer any insight? This comparison remains an informative way to think through possible outcomes: Executive Summary 1998 remains the best analogue to understanding the Fed actions today an...

By Kathy Lien At a Glance Gold and oil often rise; earnings tend to surprise more when the dollar falls. In a booming economy, a declining dollar can be a positive contributor to growth. The U.S. dollar is the most important currency in the world, and when it falls, everyone ...

By Frank Shostak A softer increase in the personal consumption price index ((PCEPI)) adjusted for food and energy has likely prompted Fed policymakers to hint about a cut in the policy interest rate in the months ahead. The yearly growth of the PCEPI adjusted for food and energy, or the co...

By Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director of IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department; Rohit Goel, Financial Sector Expert in IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department; Fabio M. Natalucci, a Deputy Director of Monetary and Capital Markets Department The slope of t...

Greg Mankiw posted a clever graph a month ago, which he titled " The Phillips Curve is Alive and Well." No, Greg, the Phillips curve is still as dead as Generalissimo Franco. The lines, in case you can't see them are the employment-population ratio 25-54, and the average hourly earnings o...

Overview: Interest rates are lurching lower. The US 10-year yield is at new two-year lows, but the driver is European bonds where peripheral yields are 6-7 bp lower, though Italy's benchmark is off 12 bp, while core yields are down 2-3 bp to new record lows. The German benchmark is almost m...

It was supposed to be the Chinese government that was going to rescue the global economy. Once the rationalizations ended and officials around the world realized there was serious economic weakness building at the end of 2018 instead of a globally synchronized inflationary recovery, the green ...

Originally Published July 2, 2019 With the 10-year plummeting below 2% again and the 3-month yield spiking up by over 7 basis points (bps), which is its biggest one day gain since December 2017, the yield curve is cratering today. Today's 11-bps move further into inverted territory is the ...

By Blu Putnam At a Glance Economic data on jobs, inflation and GDP are among the upcoming reports the Fed will be watching Any surprises in key data could seal the deal for a rate cut at The Federal Reserve July 30-31 meeting CME Group’s FedWatch Tool expects a rate ...