HYG News and Press, iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond From 05/05/24

2024-05-05 01:45:00 ET Summary Investors are wrestling with concerns over stubborn inflation, faster-than-expected economic growth, and a tight labor market. We expect normalization to continue, though the path won’t likely be a smooth one. As equity markets catch their bre...

2024-05-03 07:40:00 ET Summary Following last year's strong close, first quarter returns for the capital markets were driven by hope and a measure of fear. The bond market did not fare as well, beginning first with the Fed urging caution about the timing and magnitude of rate cuts...

2024-05-02 20:15:00 ET Summary The 3-5 year returns are pretty horrid, with the exception of taxable high yield. It’s been 9 months since the Fed and Jay Powell’s last rate hike, so after July ’24, some of the 1-year annual returns will start to turn positive....

2024-05-02 10:16:21 ET More on iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 3 Trends Impacting HYG And High-Yield Bonds Short HYG: High-Yield Spreads Are Likely To Widen HYG: Mind The Gap Between Defaults And Credit Spreads Barclays spotlights HYG as a poten...

2024-05-01 12:00:00 ET Summary Stronger-than-anticipated economic data released during the first quarter led to a significant downward shift in market expectations for 2024 rate cuts. While equity markets were mostly unfazed by this change in expectations, fixed income markets exp...

2024-04-30 04:30:00 ET Summary After strong performance since the fourth quarter of last year, U.S. high yield spreads remain tight. Credit spreads are about 30 or 35 basis points wider than their tights in early March. Interest rate volatility is less of an issue for high yie...

2024-04-29 10:00:00 ET Summary Interest rates are now at their highest levels since the early 2000s, helping to make bonds more attractive to investors who had been sitting on the sidelines the past couple of years as bonds endured significant volatility. Even with ongoing volatil...

2024-04-29 05:52:56 ET More on the markets SPY: The 'Value' From Equities Is Historically Low SPY: The Setup Looks Extremely Bearish Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful, Even If They Are Fearful For A Good Reason Stocks aren't getting the usual post-earnings po...

2024-04-22 14:02:07 ET Summary Default rates for high-yield bonds are rising, reaching 4.5% in December 2023. Credit spreads for high-yield bonds are narrowing and currently below historical averages. Risk-adjusted returns for high-yield bonds are weak, treasuries look stronge...

2024-04-22 08:35:00 ET Summary Investors face a challenging landscape with fiscal dominance pushing bond yields and inflation, while geopolitical turmoil disrupts markets. Rising interest rates aim to curb inflation but can hurt stock valuations and bond prices. In my opinion,...