bond etfs

After an impressive run over the first four months of the year, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, are now losing steam. Reason: inflation expectations, which climbed in recent months amid fears that the Trump administration’s tariffs...

Markets are expecting the neutral rate — a theoretical rate that remains stable due to full employment and stable inflation — to stay higher than policymakers are forecasting. What does this mean for bond exchange-traded funds? A higher neutral rate may limit the Federal Reserve’s...

The Federal Reserve’s commitment to maintaining higher interest rates for longer has unleashed seismic tremors within the bond market, culminating in an explosive surge in yields across all maturity periods. Initially, the reverberations were absorbed by 2-year yields, a segment that had...

With the Fed funds rate at 5.5%, its highest level since the early 2000s, the temptation of cash-like investments has never been more appealing, pushing investors to reconsider riskier assets such as stocks. While the Fed may opt to press the hold button this month, the end of rate hikes has not...

August’s unpredictable market swings have led investors to seek solace in cash-equivalent ETFs, marking the most significant influx in recent months. Billions Flow into Ultra-Short Bond ETFs Investors have funneled a whopping $7 billion into ultra-short bond ETFs in August, as per Bloomberg...

With escalating interest rates and inflationary pressures, the resiliency of bond investments is being put to the test. Investors find themselves watching helplessly as bond prices undergoe a relentless downward spiral, battered by the unrelenting blows of surging borrowing costs. The tumultuous...

The debt limit talk has reached its last and most important stage with just five days, or barely more than 100 hours, until the U.S. Treasury may run out of money.  Both the stock and the bond market are likely to react strongly depending whether a deal is...

Money market funds will witness the next bubble as investors flee to cash and buy safe short-term Treasuries, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) investment strategist Michael Hartnett predicted in his latest 'The Flow Show'. Assets under management in money market funds have now surged...

Congressman Kurt Schrader of Oregon was last covered by Benzinga for his trades on Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) and SLB (NYSE: SLB), which were made on Oct. 13 and Oct. 26, respectively. Since those trades were made, Ameren has shown returns of roughly 15.6%, while SLB is down roughly 9.7%....

One of the hottest corners of the fixed income market is positioned to continue delivering upside as the U.S. dollar remains lethargic and bond investors continue embracing higher-yielding opportunities. Emerging markets debt is on a torrid pace of performance and, when it comes to exchange-traded...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS)'s Goldman Sachs Asset Management unit, which includes the firm's exchange-traded funds business, added to its lineup of fixed income funds Thursday with the debut of a high-yield corporate bond ETF. The Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE...

Although the Federal Reserve has boosted interest rates twice this year, Treasury yields have not ascended in the expected fashion, prompting income investors to continue considering alternatives to prosaic fixed-income assets. That income search continues to include emerging markets bonds, an...

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates in March, marking the third time in 15 months the U.S. central bank nudged borrowing costs higher. Following the March rate hike, conventional wisdom dictated that one or more rate hikes were coming this year. With economic growth solid but not spectacular...

There are over 300 fixed-income exchange-traded funds trading in the United States. As is the case with equity-based ETFs, some critics may be apt to say many of the good ideas are already taken in the world of bond funds. Bond ETFs ETF issuers remain intrepid to say the least and there are...

Ten-year Treasury yields are off just under 2 percent to start 2017, emboldening some bond bulls. Data confirm as much. Recent Prowess January was the best month of inflows to fixed-income exchange-traded funds since February 2015, as global bond ETFs hauled in $16.6 billion, according to recent...