VCIT News and Press, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF From 06/12/23

2023-06-12 22:12:00 ET Summary The US Treasury yield curve is at its most inverted since the 1980s. An inverted yield curve has been in place for five of the past six recessions. Fixed income has historically shown positive returns during recessionary periods. By M...

2023-06-05 13:20:00 ET Summary We see the market’s focus returning to higher-for-longer rates and sticky inflation after a U.S. debt ceiling deal. We prefer an up-in-quality portfolio. U.S. stocks hit 2023 highs after the debt ceiling deal. Yields rose amid the specter of r...

2023-06-05 06:30:00 ET Summary Nvidia increased their revenue guidance for the July ’23 quarter. Data center revenue and EPS guidance for the fiscal Q2 for NVDA saw sell-side analysts boost the fiscal ’24 EPS estimate by 69% and the revenue estimate by 41%. High-grad...

2023-06-03 04:00:00 ET Summary Five months into 2023 and investors are still questioning the Federal Reserve’s position on how high they will bring interest rates to fight persistent inflation. The Fed meeting was the beginning of a volatile month as indices fell after the ...

2023-06-01 15:50:17 ET Summary Inflation remains above the Fed's target in 2023, leading to uncertainty about soft and hard-landing scenarios. Comparing the look of the stock/bond ratio in 2023 to historical hard-landing cases provides insight into present day bull/bear odds, as w...

2023-05-31 13:53:38 ET Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF ( NASDAQ: VCIT ) - $0.2510 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.00% as of May. 26. Payable Jun 06; for shareholders of record Jun 02; ex-div Jun 01. For further details see: Vanguard Intermediate-Term Co...

2023-05-30 11:35:00 ET Summary Inflation has proven sticky, even as growth weakens. Markets are realizing that policy rates are set to stay higher for longer. We like quality in stocks and bonds. Tech stocks surged further last week even as debt ceiling talks spurred bouts of vola...

2023-05-24 10:07:00 ET Summary Corporate bonds offer better opportunities than government bonds, in our view, as central banks wind down their monetary tightening cycles. The health of regional banks and the debt ceiling are concerns, but we see selective opportunities in the bank...

2023-05-24 04:00:00 ET Summary Breakeven inflation has come down quite significantly at this point. It would really be stress within banking that I think would move the Fed's hand this year. Non-bank financials will really benefit from what's going on in the banking sector. ...

2023-05-24 02:25:00 ET Summary The financial markets are giving off mixed signals of late, and credit investors may wonder whether to be downbeat or optimistic. At first blush, corporate fundamentals appear to be softening, with top-line growth and earnings showing signs of slowin...