GSG News and Press, iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust Fund From 03/17/23

2023-03-17 06:30:58 ET Summary In this article, we discuss a dividend-focused ETF portfolio aimed to provide consistently satisfying returns with subdued volatility. We start by assessing the theory behind ETF diversification, using some background of Ray Dalio's all-weather portf...

2023-03-15 11:30:00 ET Summary All over the world, people are moving cash out of low-yielding bank accounts and into higher-yielding deposits. Shareholder equity and retained earnings (tier-one capital) are the primary funding source for banks. Losses in the sector manifest in...

2023-03-07 12:20:00 ET Summary Most assets took a tumble in February, as the everything rally from January to start off the year took a bit of a breather – as stocks and bonds resumed their 2022 look with both seeing losses at the same time. Elsewhere, U.S. Real estate took...

2023-03-07 07:02:00 ET Summary Broad-based commodity cycles have typically had a major demand driver. In the 1970s, it was a weak U.S. dollar, and in the early 2000s it was Chinese growth. With potential growth in real GDP constrained by demographics, the focus is on supply constr...

Summary The Global Market Index’s expected long-run performance held at 6.0% annualized in February, unchanged from last month, based on the average estimate for three models. The underlying components of GMI continue to post relatively strong forecasts vs. their respective curre...

Summary Although every corner of risk assets took a hit last month, most asset classes still post gains year to date. Amid market expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to lift interest rates, SHV looks set for ongoing and incrementally higher gains in the months ahead. ...

Summary Tightening monetary policy, Europe’s energy crisis, and China’s COVID-19 lockdowns have contributed to risk aversion in the economy and markets. China’s early reopening from its COVID-19 lockdowns is already putting pressure on tight inventories. Destock...

Summary I think everyone can agree that stocks and bonds sold off last year because interest rates rose. Interest rates have certainly risen of late but they are still below the peaks of last year and almost unchanged since stocks made their low on October 12, 2022. One of the thing...

Summary For global equity investors, what’s important is to identify broad trajectories of growth and inflation rates, and then to forecast turning points, or changes in those trajectories. Olga Bitel, Global Equity Strategist, and Hugo Scott‐Gall, portfolio manager and co...

Summary Over the past year, banks have reported tighter lending standards on commercial loans to small, large, and middle-market firms. Large corporate bankruptcies have spiked the most since the 2008 financial crisis. Stock valuations typically tumble during recessions as the unemp...