LQDH News and Press, iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond From 05/18/23

2023-05-18 23:51:00 ET Summary The Fed remains the straw that stirs the drink. When it stirs this vigorously, stuff happens. For the first time in 15 years, investors are offered 5% returns on near-cash instruments, such as money market funds. By increasing holdings of (nearly...

2023-05-16 03:30:00 ET Summary Historically low interest rates in recent years made it difficult for investors who seek yield from their investment portfolios. Rising rates in today's fixed income markets have led to more attractive bond prices and higher yields, alleviating some ...

2023-05-16 00:25:00 ET Summary Weakness in credit markets in the form of wider spreads and the primary market struggling begs the question of what is driving the recent weakness in credit markets. The answer to the question seems to be a combination of many smaller factors, includ...

2023-05-11 23:50:00 ET Summary Although the Fed’s interest-rate hikes are starting to take effect, inflation remains sticky, and we expect the Fed will likely need more time to see how economic conditions evolve before it starts cutting rates. Higher interest rates have led...

2023-05-07 04:56:00 ET Summary Higher central bank policy rates have increased the cost of capital for corporations and other issuers of debt. Issuers of bank loans, the very large majority of whom are below-investment grade rated companies, are now facing all-in interest expenses...

2023-05-02 02:15:00 ET Summary Stock and bond markets ended the first quarter of 2023 with solid gains despite investor concerns. Gains in the stock and bond markets were primarily driven by a continued decline in interest rates, the rate of inflation, and surprisingly resilient e...

2023-04-30 07:04:00 ET Summary Fixed income has both historically served as a diversifier and provided protection during times of market turbulence. Investment-grade (IG) index duration was rising before the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has fallen from the peak of 8.45 years at the e...

2023-04-28 04:30:00 ET Summary Canadian corporates succumbed to heightened risk aversion in March, following the banking turmoil, before the swift US and Swiss central bank market interventions calmed markets. Both Canadian and US credit spreads widened during the risk-off episode...

2023-04-23 04:52:00 ET Summary The first quarter of 2023 was marked by heightened volatility during the banking crisis in March, although the preceding two months were fairly tame. We saw a very volatile first quarter in fixed income, with much speculation into U.S. Federal Reserv...

2023-04-22 04:15:00 ET Summary Recent outperformance by large-cap growth stocks may reflect a rotation into long-duration assets as the economy weakens and the turn in the rates cycle approaches. We remain cautious on equities in general, however, given uncertainty about the laggi...