JNK News and Press, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond From 04/02/24

2024-04-02 10:30:00 ET Summary The long-run performance estimate for the Global Market Index ticked up again in March vs. the previous month. Today’s revised forecast (based on three models defined below) indicates a 6.9% annualized return for the unmanaged benchmark, which...

2024-04-02 09:55:36 ET Citi Research highlighted that exchange traded fund investor flows had a strong month in March as market participants injected nearly $100B into the fund market. In total, Wall Street added $99.3B in cross assets which is almost double compared to February's total inf...

2024-04-02 07:36:00 ET Summary Markets continue to experience heightened volatility as participants pay close attention to every new economic data point, trying to divine the timing of the first central bank rate cuts. But investors who are overly focused on data surprises may los...

2024-04-01 13:04:55 ET More on SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF JNK: The Backdrop For Junk Bonds Has Moderated (Rating Downgrade) JNK: Why Junk Bonds Live Up To Their Name Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF ...

2024-04-01 10:25:00 ET Summary The rally in global assets broadened in March, lifting nearly every slice of the major asset classes. The downside outlier: bonds in emerging markets. Otherwise, last month delivered a clean sweep of gains, based on a set of ETFs. Commodities and...

2024-03-28 18:24:18 ET Summary The Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund offers investors a high level of current income with exposure to the upside potential of common equity investments. The ERH closed-end fund's performance over the past three years has been disappointing, u...

2024-03-28 03:25:18 ET Summary Allspring Income Opportunities Fund offers a 9.35% yield, comparable to other junk bond funds. The fund's shares have increased while the bond market and the fund's NAV have declined, but it still trades at a discount. EAD has a high percentage o...

2024-03-27 10:40:00 ET Summary The bond market has struggled to fully recover from the Federal Reserve’s aggressive run of interest rate hikes in 2022-2023, but pockets of strength remain conspicuous. The headwind for bonds generally is closely linked to ongoing uncertainty...

2024-03-25 05:40:23 ET Summary Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund is a closed-end fund scheduled to be liquidated in 18 months. The fund's current yield of 9.52% compares well to similar options in the market. HYI's performance has been disappointing, but invest...

2024-03-23 02:05:00 ET Summary A much-flagged risk for this year is that, due to the Fed’s 2022-23 hiking cycle, the wall of maturing debt will face significantly higher refinancing costs, potentially triggering a spike in defaults. Except for the lowest-quality segments of...