IGOV News and Press, iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond From 09/17/22

Summary A global strategy does a better job of providing the stability, income and diversification against riskier equities that investors expect from a core bond portfolio. Currency hedging can be implemented cheaply and effectively with currency forwards and futures. Today, ...

Summary On Friday, the markets digested comments from Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell that came from the Jackson Hole economic symposium. Based on his comments, the Fed Chair left little doubt the push higher in short-term interest rates will continue. In other words, ...

Portfolio Manager Jack McIntyre explains how the global economy arrived at where it is today, and where it may be headed in terms of inflationary pressures and economic activity. He also provides a road map for asset allocation based on the outlook for inflation and growth. We cou...

Plans to relocate manufacturing operations to a second or third country could prove costly and complex in face of realities of the pandemic era. Reshoring of operations needs to consider a variety of challenges from infrastructure to availability of skilled workforce and rising wages ...

Many market pundits have advocated a strategy of “buying the dip” after significant selloffs, but does it always make sense to do so? Our analysis of asset performance following geopolitical events, alongside a deteriorating macro context, lead us to prefer a nimble and ...

Russia-Ukraine crisis: What's Putin's next move? A full regime change in Ukraine may be tougher than Putin thinks. Bond market surprise: Why didn't long bonds react to Russian attack? For further details see: Russia-Ukraine Crisis: What's Putin's Next Move?

iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGOV) - $0.1968. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.11% as of Dec. 14. Payable Dec 22; for shareholders of record Dec 17; ex-div Dec 16. For further details see: iShares International Treasury Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.1968

The defining characteristics of the economic outlook for 2022 could be more about the composition of global growth than its trend. Year 2022 will be marked by the Fed's tapering and fading fiscal stimulus. The potential for spread pick-up and ratings boosts in the structured credi...

Central bank policy makers appear to have a higher tolerance for inflation than in previous cycles, even more so because of QE. It is worth adding a note of caution when looking at breakevens. There is a massive mismatch between the supply of inflation linked bonds and the demand for ...

Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, exerting downward pressure on prices. But will this deflationary bias be enough to offset the impact of a new, higher-inflation regime? History suggests that won’t necessarily be the case. It’s fair to say that the US was at t...