STIP News and Press, iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond From 10/29/23

2023-10-29 12:45:00 ET Summary The big news this week—though widely anticipated—was the 4.9% annualized growth of the economy in the third quarter. By week's end, worries about Middle East tensions trumped growth fears, and inflation data showed that disinflation, no...

2023-10-20 04:30:00 ET Summary Rising inflation precedes recessions, and monetary policy actions are pro-cyclical rather than counter-cyclical. The combination of fiscal stimulus and monetary expansion has resulted in negative net national saving, which will impair economic growth...

2023-10-20 04:15:00 ET Summary The third quarter market performance started strong as companies reported stronger second quarter earnings due to subsiding input costs. The market took a breather in August and September resulting in small declines across many indices in the quarter...

2023-10-18 05:34:06 ET Summary Long-duration bonds have experienced the worst drawdown in history, and there were a lot of signs of this potential. TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) presents an interesting investment opportunity with positive real yields. The over...

2023-10-15 05:55:39 ET Summary CPI figures are high, meaning the desperate need for real yields to grow continues. STIP provides a hedged exposure to inflation risk as coupons scale with inflation. However, the downside is to growth in real yields, where the nominal rate-inflation...

2023-10-06 23:40:00 ET Summary The ongoing bear market in Treasury bonds is among the worst on record, but several sectors of the fixed-income market remain ports in a storm. Despite the bearish tailwinds blowing through the market, it’s not an across-the-board rout via a s...

2023-10-06 06:30:00 ET Summary The current deficit, as well as projections of colossal future deficits, has raised bond investor concerns about an abundance of forthcoming Treasury supply. Bond yields will likely come under downward pressure as recessionary markers become more con...

2023-10-03 22:16:00 ET Summary Risk premiums simply did not matter in a yield-scarce environment when the TINA (“there is no alternative”) narrative dominated markets. Since Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) were introduced in 1997, long-term real rates ...

2023-10-03 09:35:29 ET More on iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF STIP: Priced For Belligerent Inflation, But Not Fed Action iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.3233 Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF ...

2023-10-03 00:19:00 ET Summary The change in muni yields followed the increases in Treasury yields during the quarter, with greater increases in the front end of the yield curve. The Federal Reserve raised the short-term fed funds band to 5.25–5.50% at its July meeting. ...