VTC News and Press, Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF From 09/05/23

2023-09-05 11:30:00 ET Summary We up short-term sovereign bonds on attractive yields and downgrade credit in the long run. We stay cautious on long-term bonds even with the surge in yields. U.S. stocks recovered last week as 10-year yields slid from 16-year highs. Jobs data showed...

2023-08-31 10:48:23 ET More on Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF BlackRock’s iShares files for BBB-rated corporate-bond ETF Junk bonds are set to break January sales records next week Bank loan, inflation protected funds attract new money: Lipper Refinitiv ...

2023-08-31 00:35:00 ET Summary Record QT and big rate hikes no problem: Corporate Bond Market Distress Index drops to lowest level since before the Fed started tightening. The New York Fed’s update on Wednesday of its weekly Corporate Bond Market Distress Index (CMDI) shows...

2023-08-06 04:30:00 ET Summary Short-term investment-grade corporate bonds offer compelling income potential and lower interest-rate risk than longer-term bonds and safe-haven assets. The short-duration investment-grade universe provides exposure to high-quality companies with sol...

2023-08-06 03:41:00 ET Summary The US economy continued to move forward in July, although some portions, especially manufacturing, are stumbling. While job growth remained solid in June, nonfarm payrolls rose by 209,000 for June, the smallest increase since the end of the Covid re...

2023-08-06 03:35:00 ET Summary The two-year versus 10-year Treasury spread narrowed 20 bps this week, the largest narrowing since the banking crisis week of March 17th. The market's probability for a 25 bps rate increase at the Fed’s September 20th meeting dropped from 19% ...

2023-07-31 17:43:41 ET Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF ( NASDAQ: VTC ) - $0.2469 . Payable Aug 04; for shareholders of record Aug 02; ex-div Aug 01. For further details see: Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.2469

2023-07-28 22:14:00 ET Summary Investors often reduce allocations to corporate bonds - particularly those on the lower rungs of the ratings ladder - when the economic outlook gets cloudy. Top line growth and earnings among corporate borrowers have lost some momentum - not too surp...

2023-07-25 03:29:00 ET Summary Economic resilience has continued through the first half of 2023, primarily driven by strong household balance sheets, strong wage growth. The leading indicators of coincident and lagging economic data suggest we should see hard data points like indu...

2023-07-25 00:00:00 ET Summary Higher yields for corporate bonds generally correspond to higher credit risk based on an issuer's credit rating. We believe higher yields also offer opportunities for fixed income investors to add additional sources of income return to their portfoli...