SUSC News and Press, iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF

2024-07-30 10:30:00 ET Summary During bullish years, corrections happen more often than you think. In a market driven by bullish momentum, it is challenging to abruptly change its direction without the influence of an outside force. So far, the current correction, which has re...

2024-07-23 07:34:00 ET Summary We’re seeing a different dynamic in the coming few months leading to the election. Recession odds for 2024 have fallen sharply as we get to mid-year (with only 6 months remaining in the year, after all) and as underlying economic growth slows ...

2024-07-22 03:40:00 ET Summary Corporate high-yield credit spreads tightened again this week to +309, down from +323 on July 5th, +324 on June 21, and +342 on April 19 ’24. Gradually tightening corporate high-yield credit spreads imply a US economy that remains in reasonabl...

2024-07-18 12:11:00 ET Summary When you think about high quality fixed income, in particular, the starting yield is usually a reasonable floor on what you'll earn over a multi-year period. Inflation volatility is decreasing, providing opportunities for investors to benefit from po...

2024-07-18 10:05:00 ET Summary Compared with US bonds, global bonds hedged to the US dollar have historically been less volatile and generated higher risk-adjusted returns. Over the past 40 years, hedged global bonds have captured 86% of gains when US bonds rallied. After year...

2024-07-18 09:40:00 ET Summary Typically, higher yield bonds have more correlation with equities, and investment grade bonds correlate with Treasuries. Corporate bond futures allow investors to more precisely manage risk. Unlike U.S. Treasuries, corporate bonds are not backed ...

2024-07-11 12:45:00 ET Summary Public markets offer potentially healthy opportunities for excess returns (alpha) given structural inefficiencies and macroeconomic volatility driven by divergent global growth and inflation paths. Public fixed income liquidity remains robust, aided by i...

2024-07-03 08:50:00 ET Summary Volatility has recently ticked higher as central bank policies start to diverge and as market participants try to divine the timing and magnitude of central bank rate cuts. Investors should get comfortable with evolving policy expectations and data s...

2024-07-03 05:20:00 ET Summary Yields in global aggregate markets have risen from historic lows to levels not seen since 2008. Global aggregate markets combine investment-grade exposures, including corporate credit, sovereigns, quasi-sovereigns and securitized assets. As we ex...

2024-06-28 09:15:00 ET Summary Longer-term government bonds, corporate bonds, and stocks have historically returned more than cash. One of the risks of short-term investing is not being able to reinvest the money at the same rate. Reinvestment risk is among the biggest challen...