IGOV News and Press, iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond From 05/07/20

While market volatility was much more subdued in April compared to March, 10-year government bond yields mostly declined, as central banks intervened with stimulus efforts to support economic recovery and stability. The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury fell 7 basis points to finish the m...

By Philip Lawlor, managing director, Global Markets Research As attention starts to shift towards when and how the lockdown exit will be implemented, there is a litany of important questions and themes that needs to be considered in a post-lockdown world. In this blog, we pose ten question...

Were there any bright spots for equity managers amid last quarter's punishing selloff? The first quarter of 2020 brought unprecedented levels of market volatility and significant negative absolute returns across most equity markets as the coronavirus pandemic swept around the globe. Not surp...

The economy slumbers in its induced coma. Businesses are closed, workers furloughed or laid off. But the astonishing headline falls in economic indicators such as GDP and PMI conceal a grim reality. Businesses are closing not just because they have been ordered to do so, but because they are r...

By John Beck, Director of Fixed Income, London, Senior Vice President, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income When times of turmoil hit, most investors become risk-averse, seeking safety over opportunity for higher returns. The coronavirus-driven crisis is no different in that regard. However, J...

Global government bond yields saw mostly double-digit increases in March, amid increased volatility fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic and its unprecedented impact on financial markets. However, there were three notable exceptions to the widespread bond market sell-off. In the U.S., the mid...

Caught in the throes of one of the most severe pandemics of all times, zooming past Covid-19 seems a distant fantasy. An uncoordinated global response to a systemic health crisis in the absence of a definitive medical cure and inadequate health systems across developed and developing economies...

By Hemant Baijal The first quarter of this year started with expectations of improving global growth and easier financial conditions. It ended with a historic collapse of economic conditions and materially tighter financial conditions in the US, as the coronavirus pandemic spread and i...

By Scott DiMaggio and Gershon Distenfeld Most of the global bond market sold off sharply in the first quarter as the coronavirus crisis emerged and intensified. Economic activity halted across much of the world. Credit spreads—yields relative to comparable-maturity government bond ...

Following the longest expansion on record, the global economy is currently plunging into what could easily become one of the deepest but also shortest recessions in modern times. However, business cycle history offers few clues for what is likely to unfold over our cyclical six- to 12-month ho...