LQD News and Press, iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond From 05/02/24

2024-05-02 20:15:00 ET Summary The 3-5 year returns are pretty horrid, with the exception of taxable high yield. It’s been 9 months since the Fed and Jay Powell’s last rate hike, so after July ’24, some of the 1-year annual returns will start to turn positive....

2024-05-02 11:20:23 ET More on iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF LQD: Quality Bonds Still Face Inflation And Fed Headwinds LQD ETF: Unlock Asymmetrical Duration Exposure LQD: As The Cycle Tightens, High-Grade Corporates Remain Attractive Inv...

2024-05-01 18:00:25 ET Summary LQDW is a covered call strategy based on writing calls on the LQD while also going long. It's not too bad if you expect downside in the LQD, though it still faces downside risk. It's not great if you expect a decent amount of upside or more in th...

2024-05-01 12:00:00 ET Summary Stronger-than-anticipated economic data released during the first quarter led to a significant downward shift in market expectations for 2024 rate cuts. While equity markets were mostly unfazed by this change in expectations, fixed income markets exp...

2024-04-29 10:00:00 ET Summary Interest rates are now at their highest levels since the early 2000s, helping to make bonds more attractive to investors who had been sitting on the sidelines the past couple of years as bonds endured significant volatility. Even with ongoing volatil...

2024-04-29 05:52:56 ET More on the markets SPY: The 'Value' From Equities Is Historically Low SPY: The Setup Looks Extremely Bearish Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful, Even If They Are Fearful For A Good Reason Stocks aren't getting the usual post-earnings po...

2024-04-29 03:34:00 ET Summary Mergers and acquisitions have been a key theme for investment grade credit thus far in 2024. The motivations behind M&A tend to fit into four buckets: 1) buying growth, 2) cost savings and scale, 3) regulatory changes and 4) industry disruption. ...

2024-04-24 15:27:15 ET Summary PIMCO's corporate bond ETF seeks to provide optimized exposure to investment grade corporate bonds with excess yield relative to government securities. The fund has over 1,500 holdings, with a focus on investment grade corporate bonds, particularly B...

2024-04-23 09:09:12 ET Summary VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF offers exposure to investment-grade floating rate note investments. The ETF provides investors with protection from a higher for longer environment. FLTR provides investors with an attractive yield that is paid monthly...

2024-04-22 16:40:09 ET The current slump in stocks and bonds isn't over -- a warning coming from J.P. Morgan strategist Marko Kolanovic as he looks beyond the Q1 earnings season. ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: J.P. Morgan's Kolanovic...