HYBB News and Press, iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond From 03/23/24

2024-03-23 02:05:00 ET Summary A much-flagged risk for this year is that, due to the Fed’s 2022-23 hiking cycle, the wall of maturing debt will face significantly higher refinancing costs, potentially triggering a spike in defaults. Except for the lowest-quality segments of...

2024-03-19 14:00:00 ET Summary Corporate bond defaults were up massively in 2023, especially for high-risk junk debt, and the trend is continuing this year at a pace not seen since the 2008 global financial crisis. High-interest rates coupled with high inflation have made it a str...

2024-03-16 04:55:00 ET Summary In early 2024, investors' eyes remain intently focused on the Federal Reserve's policy path, as decelerating inflation should open the door to Fed rate cuts this year - a pivotal event for financial markets. A much-flagged risk for this year is that,...

2024-03-11 09:47:00 ET Summary Q4 data confirm that government finance Bubble dynamics run unabated. Domestic Financial Sector borrowings recovered to SAAR $695 billion, after two straight quarters of contraction. The Household Balance Sheet is a key Bubble manifestation, a ma...

2024-03-05 15:08:37 ET Summary The iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF focuses on BB rated fixed income securities in the US corporate debt market. Credit spreads are too low given the risks to corporate debt from the uncertain economic situation and impending maturity walls. ...

2024-03-02 16:04:00 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...

2024-02-25 11:52:00 ET Summary Investment-grade CDS traded down to 51 bps Thursday, the low back to December 31, 2021. High yield CDS sank to 336 bps, the low since February 1, 2022. Nvidia added $155 billion of market capitalization (reaching $2 TN), as stocks surged further into...

2024-02-23 05:30:00 ET Summary We believe that a mild recession in the first half of the year is likely. The Fed Funds rate topped out at 5.3% in August 2023, which puts a recession on track for either the first or second quarter. The economy has shifted from one extreme to an...

2024-02-04 22:46:00 ET Summary A traditional investment-grade multi-sector bond portfolio offers clear attractions. An investment-grade-only portfolio misses out on the benefit of wider diversification. The high-yield market is relatively small and has tended to benefit as bon...

2024-02-02 09:26:43 ET More on iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond E...