VABS News and Press, Virtus Newfleet ABS/MBS ETF From 10/20/23

2023-10-20 21:25:00 ET Summary There’s always a lot of debate about what the best inflation hedge is. Is it gold, commodities, TIPS, stocks, Bitcoin, real assets or something else? There has been a lot of chatter about long-term bonds in recent weeks as yields continue to m...

2023-10-18 21:20:00 ET Summary Mortgage rates officially hit 8% today. It’s amazing considering mortgage rates were as low as 2.5% back in just 2020. It isn’t the high rate that is so alarming – it’s the rate of change. And this is what separates this p...

2023-10-18 01:35:00 ET Summary Treasury yields across the curve rose to 20-year highs as the market assessed the possibility of the Fed leaving policy rates higher for longer. Credit posted mixed results, with higher risk sectors softening late in the period together with equities...

2023-10-16 12:32:00 ET Summary We turn tactically neutral long-term Treasuries as markets price high-for-longer policy rates but stay underweight strategically. We cut high-quality credit again. U.S. stocks steadied last week as Q3 earnings season started. Ten-year Treasury yields...

2023-10-12 12:01:00 ET Summary Tight monetary policy is slowing growth, but we see room to avoid a hard landing in the U.S. while Europe and China remain key risks on a global basis. In a higher-for-longer rate environment, shorter maturities offer opportunity, with potential for ...

2023-10-11 08:20:00 ET Summary Core inflation remains elevated in several economies, especially the United States and parts of Europe. Major central banks, therefore, may need to keep interest rates higher for longer. Making debt more expensive is an intended consequence of tighte...

2023-10-04 03:57:00 ET Summary The US economy has been more resilient than many pundits had anticipated over the past year—but can this resilience continue? The uncertainty surrounding a US government shutdown highlights the long-term challenge of fiscal stability. Shif...

2023-09-25 22:01:00 ET Summary Mortgage rates are at a two-decade high with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbing above 7%. A major difference between today and the period leading up to the global financial crisis is vacancy rates. Today, only 6.4% of rental propert...

2023-09-22 01:10:00 ET Summary One could use the word anomaly for Q3 of the stock market. S&P 500 performance for the first two months of the quarter was driven by the “magnificent seven” large-cap tech-oriented stocks. In my opinion, the issue of concentration v...

2023-09-21 12:35:00 ET Summary A tripling of US mortgage rates constrained both the demand and supply of housing, leaving existing home sales at post-GFC lows. Mortgage rates will rise further in the wake of the market's reaction to yesterday's Fed forecasts, further constraining ...