GOVT News and Press, iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF From 07/16/19

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb Markets institutional European- and U.S.-listed ETF platforms. European-Listed ETFs Total traded volume June proved to be the third strongest month for the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace since its launch in late 201...

In a recent article , I issued a reminder that the performance of Wall Street does not always reflect the realities of Main Street. For instance, as the ISM Manufacturing Index, a measure of industrial America's confidence in the economy, falters to a critical 50-ish level, financial condit...

By Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. Ohio State's Woody Hayes used to say that his problem with the forward pass was that "Three things can happen, and two of them are bad." Well, after Chairman Powell's testimony last week, the FOMC may find itself in a similar position, only maybe worse. The Commi...

The market is now at record highs, and unemployment is way down. Even so, a U.S. rate cut is expected as early as this week. During his congressional testimony last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell raised concerns over slower global growth and trade tensions, which in turn have con...

By Joseph V. Amato, President and Chief Investment Officer - Equities Brace for the first rate cut in a decade - but don't get dragged along by it. Another week, another list of new records and extremes in global financial markets, driven by another slew of bets that the Federal Reserv...

There are growing signs that the global economic slowdown is for real. As was the case in 1929, the combination of the peak of the credit cycle coupled with trade protectionism in the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act are similar conditions to those of today and potentially pose a serious economic chall...

The sideways market we have been in for 18 months is trying to break out to the upside as we suspected. One thing that has us holding fire is that the Transports and small caps are not participating. That may change soon. Transports are the key because transports are a widely followed indicato...

The interest rate outlook has swung sharply since November 2018, with mainstream expectations now a full percentage point lower than they had been. For short-term interest rates (Federal Funds), the Wall Street Journal 's latest survey of economists shows average expectations of just two pe...

In this week's musings: Earnings Season Kicks Off Central Bankers' New Clothes Debt Ceiling - I'm Baaack Trade Wars - The Gift that Keeps on Giving Domestic Economy - More Signs of Sputtering Stocks - What Does It All Mean It's Earnings Season Next week, banks unofficially ...

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