STIP News and Press, iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond From 03/24/23

2023-03-24 16:59:00 ET Summary Turmoil in the bank industry and renewed concerns of economic headwinds are driving expectations that Fed interest rate hiking is at or near an end. Most of the gain has unfolded over the past two weeks as news of bank turmoil lifted demand for safe ...

2023-03-24 09:00:23 ET Summary Adding duration and inflation protection are two important reasons to consider switching from the iShares Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF to the iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF. STIP has a higher effective duration, a better credit quality, but also higher ...

2023-03-20 10:45:00 ET Summary More financial cracks from rapid rate hikes are emerging. We stay underweight equities, downgrade credit and prefer short-term government bonds for income. Bank troubles on both sides of the Atlantic hit the sector's shares last week. Short-term bond...

2023-03-13 05:00:00 ET Summary Some of the issues at SVB are shared by almost all banks. Most local banks hold loans to maturity so they are carrying them at cost. Stocks fell early in the week as short-term rates rose and another rate hike was priced in based on Powell’...

Summary With the Federal Reserve approaching the tail end of an aggressive interest rate hiking cycle, investors have been bracing for a hard landing. The stock market has stabilized and risen since last October (S&P +13.7%) but has also hit a temporary air pocket last month (-2.6%)...

Summary I think everyone can agree that stocks and bonds sold off last year because interest rates rose. Interest rates have certainly risen of late but they are still below the peaks of last year and almost unchanged since stocks made their low on October 12, 2022. One of the thing...

Summary Canadian inflation is decelerating, but jobs and spending remain strong. The full impact of interest rates hikes may not be felt yet. TD Asset Management's Alexandra Gorewicz says there may be a case to hold rates for now. Strong economic data has some inve...

Summary The Federal Reserve’s rate hike campaign over the past year has trimmed this spread to below 2%. Even during the 1970s and 1980s, when inflation averaged over 6% for two decades, dividend growth kept pace with inflation. For much of the last decade, equities comfortab...

Summary The January CPI report revealed inflation data that was not far from market expectations. Stock futures straddled the unchanged line, as past CPI-date volatility has not yet played out so far today. I see balanced risks with short-term TIPS, and would rather keep things simp...

Summary After taking a beating last year, US fixed income securities have clawed back some of the losses so far in 2023, based on a set of ETFs through Feb. 9. Deciding if TLT and bonds generally can continue to recover is tricky in the wake of renewed comments from Fed officials, who a...