SHV News and Press, iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF From 06/25/24

2024-06-25 15:00:00 ET Summary The economy clearly has slowed since the fourth quarter of 2023. Real GDP growth was only 1.3% in the first quarter of 2024, down from 3.4% in Q4 2023. Despite the slowing economy and lack of signs of a recession, the inflation story has clearly turn...

2024-06-25 14:50:00 ET Summary The US 10-2yr Treasury yield curve has been inverted (two-year yields higher than ten-year) for 23 months since July 2022. An inversion in this spread has preceded the onset of every recession in the last 50 years by an average of 10 months. Mark...

2024-06-25 02:40:00 ET Summary The big news last week was that the Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose by only 0.1% in May, below the analysts’ consensus estimate of 0.3%. Like the G7 conference in Italy, the recent Ukrainian peace conference in Switzerland ...

2024-06-24 10:16:00 ET Summary The economic environment was unchanged last week, as the 10-year rate and the dollar both rose slightly. Large cap growth stocks and commodities continue to lead on the YTD basis with intermediate-term Treasuries flat, while small-cap stocks and REIT...

2024-06-23 12:30:00 ET Summary While the Bank of Canada and the European Central Bank cut interest rates in June, the Federal Reserve decided to keep rates steady. While the European Union is in the throes of political uncertainty, the UK appears to have significant political cert...

2024-06-23 09:49:11 ET Summary The Federal Reserve will likely cut rates later in the year. As cuts near, there are several important rate trends that investors need to be aware of. These include more hawkish positioning from the market, narrower credit spreads, and elevated i...

2024-06-22 23:08:00 ET Summary If the Bank of England’s decision on Thursday to leave interest rates unchanged is a guide, the outlook for the start date for a US rate cut may be further down the line than generally assumed. It’s also striking that UK inflation is we...

2024-06-21 12:15:12 ET Summary Treasury bills are attractive to value investors due to good returns and lower interest in main companies in indices. SGOV ETF offers over 5% yield, tactical stock market exposure possibility, and low volatility. Stock indices are structurally im...

2024-06-20 11:25:00 ET Summary There are countless ways to engage in opportunistic portfolio rebalancing analytics, but a good way to start is by profiling performance. For US equities, the case for tamping down expectations looks persuasive. US Treasuries are starting to show...

2024-06-19 08:45:00 ET Summary AI may have important implications for other markets, notably fixed income, via the level of interest rates and bond yields. Turing to the impact of AI on productivity growth and yields, the overall effect on the labour market depends on whether the ...