LQD News and Press, iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond From 01/29/24

2024-01-29 09:24:00 ET Summary The economy has gained a head of steam since the FOMC’s December 13th meeting. Additional stronger-than-expected data this week. Q4 GDP was reported at 3.3%, down from Q3’s blistering 4.9%, but significantly above the 2.0% consensus est...

2024-01-29 03:58:00 ET Summary It was a narrow stock market in 2023, in terms of annual returns, with the so-called “Mag 7” leading the way. It’s still an ordinary bull market for the Nasdaq 100, with more room to the upside. The credit markets today seem ...

2024-01-26 21:36:00 ET Summary From October 2022 through December 2023, cumulative returns for the US Treasury Bill 1–3 Month Index were 6.1%, compared with 7.5% for the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. Historically, in the three months prior to the first Fed rate cut, th...

2024-01-26 20:29:00 ET Summary Fund investors were net purchasers of fixed income funds (+$3.9 billion), commodity funds (+$220 million), and alternatives funds (+$68 million). For the week, the Treasury yield rose at the long end of the curve, with the 20- and 30-year yields witn...

2024-01-26 12:06:21 ET Summary Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. continues to trade at a more tempting discount since its distribution cut in 2023. The ZTR closed-end fund's performance has been weak, but given its discount and portfolio positioning, the future could potentially be br...

2024-01-26 09:25:43 ET More on Markets Dividend Roundup: Merck, Costco, Lockheed Martin, Comcast, and more Core PCE inflation eases to 2.9% Y/Y in December, better than expected S&P 500’s tech weighting hits highest mark since 2000, led by AAPL, MSFT, NVDA...

2024-01-25 02:30:00 ET Summary While treasury rates, across maturities, jumped dramatically in 2022, their behavior diverged in 2023. The yield curve has been inverted for all of 2023, in all of its variations. If inflation continues its downward path, it is likely that we wil...

2024-01-24 23:00:20 ET Summary Retirees should consider both income and capital preservation in their portfolios. My recommended portfolio is designed to minimize volatility and maximize total return. The recommended portfolio for retirees in 2024 includes a core "multi-asset fund...

2024-01-24 20:13:59 ET Summary The iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF has lost money since its launch in August 2022 due to rising yields and extreme volatility. The ETF should perform better in 2024 as high Treasury yields and implied volatility rates r...

2024-01-24 12:26:25 ET More on SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: SPY: Black Swan Hiding In Plain Sight 2024 Analyst Outlook: Jussi Askola On Being Selective With REITs, Dividend Investing SPY Is At Its Highest Risk Level (Technical Analysis) S&P 500 is not as e...