IHY News and Press, VanEck Vectors International High Yield Bond From 02/25/24

2024-02-25 11:52:00 ET Summary Investment-grade CDS traded down to 51 bps Thursday, the low back to December 31, 2021. High yield CDS sank to 336 bps, the low since February 1, 2022. Nvidia added $155 billion of market capitalization (reaching $2 TN), as stocks surged further into...

2024-02-23 05:30:00 ET Summary We believe that a mild recession in the first half of the year is likely. The Fed Funds rate topped out at 5.3% in August 2023, which puts a recession on track for either the first or second quarter. The economy has shifted from one extreme to an...

2024-02-13 09:15:00 ET Summary Much of the global bond market is struggling this year, with a conspicuous exception - below-investment grade bonds issued by companies in emerging markets. VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF is up 2.1% so far in 2024. Although future yi...

2024-02-09 20:50:00 ET Summary Vanguard Total US Stock Market Index Fund (VTI) is up 3.2% so far this year. That’s a stellar return, assuming it continued through the end of the year. Declining vacancies in office properties in the work-from-home era has become a weight on ...

2024-02-05 14:00:00 ET Summary The long-term return forecast for the Global Market Index (GMI) continued to ease in January, dipping to an annualized 6.6% total return. GMI represents a theoretical benchmark of the optimal portfolio for the average investor with an infinite time h...

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2024-02-04 22:46:00 ET Summary A traditional investment-grade multi-sector bond portfolio offers clear attractions. An investment-grade-only portfolio misses out on the benefit of wider diversification. The high-yield market is relatively small and has tended to benefit as bon...

2024-02-01 22:35:00 ET Summary Global markets were mixed in January following a strong finish in 2023 that lifted nearly all corners. Commodities bounced back last month, leading the major asset classes, while property shares led the losers, based on a set of ETFs. The iShares...

2024-01-30 09:22:00 ET Summary Interest rates in most parts of the world appear to be stabilizing as we enter 2024, as inflation trends continue to decline from the high levels seen in the summer of 2022. The Federal Reserve remains laser-focused on inflation and suggested there m...

2024-01-29 12:20:00 ET Summary Red ink dominates 2024’s opening month for most of the major asset classes. The upside exceptions for the performance profile so far, US stocks, commodities and junk bonds. Otherwise, year-to-date losses prevail, based on a set of ETFs thr...