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Introduction "What was surprising about 2019 is that every major asset class produced above-average returns... We saw cyclical investments, those that tend to do well when the economy is accelerating like stocks and commodities, do very well alongside more defensive assets, those ...
Introduction Investing in 2018 and 2019 was fairly predictable in that the economy was slowing, interest rates peaked and began to fall and investors shifted to more defensive assets. Investing in 2020 is less clear as the U.S. economy continues to slow while the global economy is recoveri...
By Kevin Flanagan An overarching theme when investing in U.S. corporate bonds the last few years has been the discussion surrounding the credit makeup of the investment grade ((IG)) universe. Specifically, the share of the BBB-rated sector within this universe has risen considerably since ...
Sales of high-grade bonds are expected to total $30B-$35B next week, Bloomberg reports, citing an informal survey of dealers at some of Wall Street's biggest banks. More news on: iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index ETF, iShares...
A preponderance of data suggests that the economy is headed for one of two outcomes; either economic growth will slow into a recession or will return and stoke the small but growing fire of inflation. With corporate bond spreads at extreme lows, outcome one would likely cause a major rise ...
ETF Overview The iShares Aaa-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF ( QLTA ) focuses on intermediate-term investment grade corporate bonds in the United States. The ETF tracks the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Aaa–A Capped Index. QLTA has very low credit risk as all of the bonds in its portfo...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. We ha...
Six weeks ago, I made the case that the “ex-U.S.” stock bear began in January of 2018 . It was a relatively easy case to make. After all, the MSCI World Ex USA Index fell more than 20% from its all-time high and has yet to recover. Even though the S&P 500 and the Dow did...
Sales of investment-grade corporate bonds came to $54B in the U.S. through Wednesday, putting the week on track to be the busiest ever for corporate bond deals, with at least $70B more projected for the rest of the month, Bloomberg reports. More news on: iShares iBoxx $ Investment ...
Global manufacturing data have been exceedingly grim. One would be hard pressed to find a country in Europe, Asia or North America that's exporting products with little difficulty. If the United States wishes to export products at a higher clip, we’d require partners with the means to...
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2024-07-24 02:56:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-06-14 04:30:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-05-03 20:02:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...