SCHQ News and Press, Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF From 01/01/24

2024-01-01 09:45:00 ET Summary Despite many challenges, 2023 was a strong year for both equities and fixed income. As of December 28, the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq generated total returns of 26.6%, 16.2% and 45.5% year- to-date, respectively, while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate I...

2023-12-31 10:00:00 ET Summary The stock market had a huge year in 2023, with major indices reaching new highs. The S&P 500 surged 24% and the Nasdaq Composite surged 43%, reversing previous declines. The Russell 2000, which tracks small-cap stocks, ended the year where it...

2023-12-31 08:35:00 ET Summary Bonds are betting on interest rate cuts next year due to falling inflation and rising unemployment. The bond market has rebounded sharply at the end of the year, with significant gains in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return and Canada's 10-ye...

2023-12-31 08:25:00 ET Summary The latest calculation of the PCE Index shows a downward trend in inflation, with the year-over-year growth rate at 2.6%. The Fed is expected to slash interest rates next year, leading to celebrations in the stock and bond markets. The markets ha...

2023-12-31 08:00:00 ET Summary This 2023 Year in Review is focused on the riveting “Year of Treasury Debt, Money Market Fund Intermediation, Repos and the ‘Basis Trade’." But by their nature, markets are prone to speculative excess and boom and bust dynamics. ...

2023-12-28 11:30:00 ET Summary The 2024 slowdown will probably not be a recession, though that’s certainly a possibility. Yield curve inversion is one of the best leading indicators, measuring whether short-term interest rates exceed long-term rates. Despite the general...

2023-12-28 05:45:00 ET Summary As investors prepare their portfolios for 2024, our investment professionals share insights on what to expect in their respective asset classes. Gold prices should continue to have a meaningful impact on our outlook for the miners through the end of ...

2023-12-28 04:30:00 ET Summary As all students of economics should have learned, prices are set at the margin by the intersection of supply and demand. The surge in the demand for currency has almost completely reversed from its early-covid levels. Corporations are not struggl...

2023-12-27 02:10:00 ET Summary Markets have reacted strongly to the most recent FOMC decision to hold the federal funds rate at 5.25–5.5%. The only voting Fed president who viewed rate cuts as likely to be needed in 2024 was FRB San Francisco President Mary Daly. Lookin...

2023-12-27 01:31:27 ET Summary The Fed is signaling rate cuts starting next year. Interest is down on the news, and seems to have stabilized. An overview of where rates stand after the Fed pivot follows. Interest rate policy is starting to pivot, with the Federal Res...