IVOL News and Press, Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge From 09/10/21

SCHP provides risk-on exposure to US Treasury inflation-protected securities. The fund’s goal is to track the total return of an index by investing in US fixed income markets. One of a group of inflation hedging ETF all-stars. Any investment decision is likely to be acc...

“Real” rates are the interest rates that an investor receives after adjusting for inflation - in this sense they are the “real” yield you receive from owning the asset. With economies still chugging along and yield-eating inflation rising, investors are pil...

Despite the lowball jobs total on Friday, plenty of good news is buried in the small print, like massive revisions to the previous two months. In addition, Hurricane Ida may have suppressed reporting of August payroll data. There are some more clues in the ADP reported last Wednesday,...

IVOL is Krane Shares broad fixed income ETF comprised of treasury inflation protected securities. Long options tied to the US interest rate swap curve also make up a prominent part of the fund. The Chinese fund manager’s actively managed inflation linked fund provides prote...

Strong demand continues to drive the price of essential goods higher. Banks are paying virtually zero for deposits now – but the lack of demand for higher interest loans is proving to be a problem anyway. Covid-caused inefficiencies in the global economy will continue even ...

In his speech on Friday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stressed that inflationary pressures are cooling and getting closer to the Fed’s 2% target rate. Powell also acknowledged that some inflation is a “cause for concern” and implied that higher prices could be more permane...

Equities wobbled a bit midway through August, but they have since regained their mojo, all but confirming that the bull market in equities remains strong and unchallenged. A reduction in the pace of QE is coming, in both the US and Europe. Indeed, the pace of asset purchases already h...

There is mounting evidence that the current bump in inflation is just the beginning of a longer-term trend toward higher prices. Higher labor costs, insourcing to secure our supply chain and exogenous pressures on raw materials will be the main culprits. The media will have a fiel...

Factors driving inflation higher in the last few months eased in July. Orlando: It takes a long time for the supply, demand mismatch to even out. Orlando: Economic recovery the most important factor for overall inflation. For further details see: Has The U.S. Inflation W...

Markets are so hopelessly addicted to stimulus that anything short of a commitment to zero interest rates and QE forever could burst the bubble. What makes the current cycle different this time is headline inflation rising at a record pace. The question is whether officials will b...