HYGV News and Press, FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund From 02/14/22

The stock market can get a little crazy sometimes - out of control. The bond market is more in tune with the economy and takes a longer-term approach. The action in the bond market is telling us that there is trouble on the horizon. Credit spreads have increased, and the high yiel...

Inflation and the pressure that it’s putting on central banks to normalize policy frame the outlook for 2022. Businesses have benefited as economies have re-opened after the first waves of the pandemic. Two sectors — consumer cyclical and integrated energy — h...

The flattening Treasury curve likely has more to do with the market's failure to recognize growing structural inflationary forces. Exceptionally high inflation has turned the U.S. Federal Reserve notably hawkish. Commodity prices continue to climb, with oil touching $90 per barrel...

For investors who want to earn a reasonable return without taking excessive risks, diversification still works, and we think you’re going to need more of it this year. The weighing of the high-flyers is not over. Commodities had another good week, and the 1-year return is getti...

With the rise of quantitative credit trading, investors are looking for novel data to better understand their investment risks and drive investment decisions through statistical models. A sub-market that investors frequently look to in search of yield is the high-yield corporate bond ...

Even prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, the labor force participation rate in the United States had been in a structural downtrend for decades. However, the pandemic brought about a significant drop below the historic trend, with limited signs of recovery over the past 20 month...

Inflation has skyrocketed and aggressive monetary policy is the key factor in understanding it. The Federal Reserve has at least acted, and will reduce its monthly sovereign bond purchases to $20 billion and $10 billion a month of mortgage-backed securities. Despite runaway inflat...

Global economic growth will be slower but still above trend in 2022. This forecast should allow equities to outperform bonds. Inflation has yet to peak, but it will likely decline over the year and as a result any central bank tightening will be modest. 2021 was a year of rebound ...

The EMBI High Yield Index yields 330 bps above the U.S. High Yield Index, which is around two standard deviations relative to the last five years’ average. Apart from China and the frontier markets, there are opportunities in more “traditional” EM countries. I...

In the sovereign space, we have a strong preference for BB- or B-rated sovereigns because of the valuation that’s currently offered. On the corporate side, we have a preference in between investment-grade and high-yield rated debt. On the residential side, fundamentals are ...