VTC News and Press, Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF From 04/23/23

2023-04-23 04:52:00 ET Summary The first quarter of 2023 was marked by heightened volatility during the banking crisis in March, although the preceding two months were fairly tame. We saw a very volatile first quarter in fixed income, with much speculation into U.S. Federal Reserv...

2023-04-22 04:15:00 ET Summary Recent outperformance by large-cap growth stocks may reflect a rotation into long-duration assets as the economy weakens and the turn in the rates cycle approaches. We remain cautious on equities in general, however, given uncertainty about the laggi...

2023-04-20 14:07:00 ET Summary Our entire financial system revolves around credit. This includes the ability to access credit for new loans, and more importantly, the refinancing of existing loans. At the center of any credit contraction are the banks, for it is they who are the p...

2023-04-20 02:54:00 ET Summary Managers have become less bearish on credit spreads with ~40% expecting spreads to be range-bound in the next 12 months. Inflation and the prospect of recession are the major concerns among managers. At the time of the survey close on Feb. 15, pa...

2023-04-19 03:09:00 ET Summary Aggressive monetary pressure finally saw meaningful impact in the first quarter, in the form of a bank liquidity crisis that required swift intervention by regulators to limit contagion. Markets reacted with volatility and, in anticipation of tighter...

2023-04-07 23:30:00 ET Summary The old investment playbook is out and a new regime that considers high inflation and interest rates is in. Recent events in the banking sector around SVB and Credit Suisse have made clear the importance of staying nimble as investors. Our expect...

2023-04-05 05:00:00 ET Summary Finding an effective way to address reinvestment opportunities will be crucial. Multi-sector should be more tactical, with the return objective generally expected to be positive in absolute terms over a cycle. The available sectors can be similar...

2023-04-05 04:19:00 ET Summary March’s sudden bank failures have revived investor fears of another global financial crisis. Recent rate hikes signal central banks’ belief that the banking sector is robust enough to weather this episode. While market conditions ma...

2023-04-04 02:30:00 ET Summary Treasury yields continued to be extremely volatile during the first quarter as banking issues sent shockwaves through the market, signaling a slowdown in the Fed’s hiking cycle. The net result of interest rate movements during the first quarte...

2023-04-04 02:30:00 ET Summary Markets are liquidity junkies and repeatedly anticipate that central banks will pause and return to easing credit conditions. Equities historically don’t bottom until after a recession is recognized and central banks near the end of easing eff...