Bonds

Stay the course. After three rate cuts in a row, the Fed decided to leave things alone Wednesday and take a little time to see how things play out heading into the new year. That doesn’t necessarily mean this rate cutting cycle is necessarily over, however, because the futures market still...

In a move that was widely expected, the Federal Reserve maintained its target fed funds rate range of between 1.5% and 1.75% on Wednesday. The Fed also reassured investors the U.S. economy is strong and the labor market remains solid. “The Committee will continue to monitor the implications...

With the Federal Reserve having lowered interest rates three times this year, it's easy to understand investors' affinity for longer duration Treasuries and the related exchange traded funds. ETFs with exposure to long-dated U.S. government debt are rewarding investors this year. For...

Through the end of November, investors allocated $133 billion to fixed income exchange traded funds, putting bond ETFs on pace to out-gather equity ETFs on an annual basis for the first time since the dark days of the global financial crisis. What To Know Strong inflows to bond ETFs are benefiting...

As has been widely over the course of 2019, emerging markets bonds are great sources of yield for investors that can handle the added risk and there is plenty of that go around. Emerging markets bonds yield noticeably more than developed markets equivalents, but for investors wanting even more...

Now that third-quarter earnings season has mostly been completed and investors are entering the relatively low-volume holiday season, it can be tempting for investors to put their portfolios on cruise control until the end of the year. However, the Sevens Report’s Tom Essaye said Tuesday...

Investors looking for areas of the fixed income landscape where environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles has legitimate expansion potential need not look too far beyond investment-grade corporate debt. The iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ: SUSC) proves as much. SUSC, which...

When many fixed income investors think of high-yield bonds, they think of corporates issued by American companies. Over the past six years, approximately half the world's junk-rated debt has been issued in China. What Happened Dollar investors looking to diversify high-yield bond holdings while...

Geopolitical volatility is always a consideration when investing in emerging markets, whether the underlying asset is bonds or equities. Latin America is reminding investors of that fact this year and political upheaval in the region could weigh on a popular fixed income exchange traded fund. What...

Count preferred stocks and the related exchange traded funds among the beneficiaries of declining interest rates this year. Several preferred ETFs currently reside at or close to 52-week highs. The VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (NYSE: PFXF) is one of those funds. Up 13.12%...

If there was a corner of the fixed income exchange traded funds space that could use a breath of fresh air or a shot in the arm, a case can be made that it's the group of funds offering exposure to mortgage-backed securities.  What Happened The WisdomTree Mortgage Plus Bond Fund (NYSE:...

Fixed income investors looking to apply some environmental virtue to bonds have a friend in the VanEck Vectors Green Bond ETF (NYSE: GRNB). Moreover, the green bond market is meeting and surpassing prior growth forecasts. GRNB debuted more than two and a half years ago as the first exchange traded...

The Federal Reserve is lifting the spirits of fixed-income investors and propelling a record amount of cash into bond exchange traded funds this year, but with collapsing U.S. government yields, bond investors are yearning for more — more yield, that is. What Happened With 10-year Treasury...

The U.S. stock market has reacted positively to the 0.25% rate cut announced Wednesday by the Federal Reserve. What Happened The Federal Reserve cut the interest rate for the third time this year. The U.S. economy also showed less of a slowdown, at 1.9% growth in the third...

In a move that was widely expected, the Federal Reserve issued its third 0.25% interest rate cut of 2019 on Wednesday. Despite the cut, the Fed reassured investors the U.S. economy is strong and the labor market remains solid. “The Committee will continue to monitor the implications of...