IEF News and Press, iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

2024-06-30 12:50:00 ET Summary The first half of 2024 is drawing to a close today, and we have one more half year to go. The first six months of the year were perhaps most notable for steadily weaning the bond market off its fantasies of multiple rate cuts. All else being equa...

2024-06-30 09:00:00 ET Summary Markets are near an all-time high, negating the relevance of the NFP report. Stock markets will close early on July 4 and 5 at 1 pm, minimizing the reaction to the June jobs report. Investors should expect job increases in government, healthcare,...

2024-06-30 08:30:00 ET Summary Markets are still enjoying a soft landing, defined as a world in which inflation is drifting lower, even if still-sticky in key areas, the global economy and labour markets remain unencumbered, and monetary policy is on track to ease modestly. In bon...

2024-06-30 06:00:00 ET Summary Inflation may be sailing toward trend, but uncertainties remain on the horizon for the economy and financial markets in the second half of the year. Macroeconomic backdrop is favorable for G10 bond markets, with slower nominal GDP growth enabling cen...

2024-06-29 03:50:00 ET Summary The United States experienced a mild deflation in May, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. PCEPI, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, grew at a continuously compounding annual rate of -0.1 per...

2024-06-29 03:10:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve’s favoured measure of inflation came in at just 0.1% MoM, offering hope that the first quarter “hot” prints are firmly in the rear-view mirror. US consumer spending is also slowing, with first quarter growth s...

2024-06-28 11:00:02 ET Summary Personal spending data was soft. PCE inflation data was soft. The data confirm the US economy is slowing and inflation is decelerating. The Bureau of Economic Analysis ((BEA)) has just released its estimate for May 2024 US Personal Co...

2024-06-28 10:14:34 ET As the first half of 2024 wraps up, the financial community now shifts its attention towards Q3 and where markets are potentially headed. Russell Investments argued that there is still no clear answer to this year's question of 'is the economy headed towards a no, sof...

2024-06-28 05:40:00 ET Summary Today, the economy is once again functioning normally, growing at about a 2% pace. The big inflation episode is essentially over, but the Fed is once again slow to figure this out, and thus reluctant to lower interest rates. Currency is a good pr...

2024-06-28 03:40:00 ET Summary Money Supply is a very important indicator. It helps show how tight or loose current monetary conditions are, regardless of what the Fed is doing with interest rates. Money Supply should dip some heading into the summer before rebounding later in the...