SCHQ News and Press, Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF From 12/13/23

2023-12-13 21:56:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve has held the policy rate unchanged at 5.25-5.5% for the third consecutive meeting. They recognise the economy is slowing and that inflation pressures are easing and have pencilled in an extra rate cut in their own projections. ...

2023-12-13 21:55:00 ET Summary The FOMC voted unanimously today to keep its five policy rates unchanged, with the top of its policy rates at 5.50%. It was the third meeting in a row when the Fed held its policy rates, after the rate hike at its meeting in July. The statement c...

2023-12-13 19:05:00 ET Summary For the third time in a row, the Federal Reserve did what was widely expected and kept the Fed Funds target unchanged at the December FOMC meeting. As a result, the trading range remains at 5.25%-5.50%, still at a more than 20-year high-water mark. ...

2023-12-13 05:01:00 ET Summary With two different risky assets, an investor can minimize total portfolio volatility through the combination of investments with low to negative correlation. In a higher yield environment, 60/40 can deliver positive total returns despite correlation ...

2023-12-12 23:20:00 ET Summary The November Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed that inflation progress stumbled slightly last month. Both headline and core monthly inflation quickened, while the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) favorite supercore inflation measure accelerated to one ...

2023-12-12 22:10:00 ET Summary Inflation rose slightly in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 0.1 percent last month after remaining essentially unchanged in October. Year-over-year headline inflation was 3.1 percent; excludin...

2023-12-12 11:20:00 ET Summary While inflation is slowly heading lower, wage growth is cooling and the economy is slowing, we are far from levels that would support easy monetary policy. In fact, based on the current inflation and employment data, monetary policy is right where it...

2023-12-12 06:45:00 ET Summary The reason is that when the Fed starts cutting rates, it is due to the onset of a recession, a bear market, or a financial event. Given that historical perspective, it certainly seems apparent that investors should not be anticipating a Fed rate cutt...

2023-12-11 13:20:00 ET Summary The new regime has led to greater dispersion of returns. We think this backdrop calls for managing macro risk, being selective and seeking out mispricings. U.S. stocks hit a new 2023 high and U.S. Treasury yields inched up on Friday after U.S. payrol...

2023-12-11 02:13:00 ET Summary Markets were volatile in August, with a meaningful tightening of financial conditions. Traditional sources of finance have tightened, with a notable pullback in bank lending, along with diminished corporate and household debt growth. The marketpl...