Bonds

It appears as though the Fed might be willing to give the economy a bit more running room, and that seems to agree with the market. Stocks recovered from earlier losses Wednesday after the Fed minutes showed a willingness to let inflation run a little above the Fed’s long-term 2 percent...

Wealth inequality has reached a flash point in the United States. The world’s top economists are proposing radical solutions for closing the disparity, and the “Baby Bonds” proposal may be one of the most interesting ideas yet: Darrick Hamilton and William Darity want to give...

The iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ: EMB), the largest exchange-traded fund tracking developing world debt, is down about 5.6 percent this year and it's not hard to explain why. EMB tracks the JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index. As the fund's name implies, its...

Inflation, which has been mysteriously low for years, has accelerated in recent months, with expectations hovering near the highest level since 2014. This is especially thanks to a rise in energy prices, increase in raw material costs, and a historically low unemployment rate, which suggests that...

Positive tidings continued from the retail sector Thursday with Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reporting solid results highlighted by a recharged performance from its e-commerce business. Despite that, major stock indices ticked lower in pre-market futures trading as U.S. government bond yields continued...

Investors have fixed-income exchange traded funds dedicated to hedging interest rate risk they can choose from. A new fund features a hedge of its own, but it is an inflation hedge. The actively managed iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (CBOE: LQDI) debuted last week. The new fund can be...

This article originally appeared on FXStreet. The US inflation report fell short of expectations with 2.1 percent YoY on Core CPI below 2.2 percent expected. The disappointing data joins the weak Non-Farm Payrolls. The US Dollar rally may have come to a close, as the economic weakness is...

Multiple exchange traded funds offer broad-based bond market exposure on the cheap. One of the funds sporting those traits is the iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ: IUSB). The $2.14-billion IUSB tracks the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Index, which is something of an extension of...

Oil fuels a lot of things. On Wednesday, it helped to fuel a move higher in stocks, with that momentum spilling over into the pre-market this morning ahead of news of muted consumer inflation. The U.S. crude benchmark handily topped $70 a barrel yesterday, helping energy companies even as the wider...

About 25 years after the debut of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY), the exchange traded funds universe finally has a bond fund based on the S&P 500. The ProShares S&P 500 Bond ETF (NYSE: SPXB) debuted Thursday. The latest ETF from ProShares, the largest issuer of inverse and leveraged...

There's no such thing as a free lunch in financial markets and low volatility exchange-traded funds often remind investors of just that. While low volatility funds, such as the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSE: SPLV), are among the most popular smart beta strategies,...

Year-to-date, three fixed income exchange-traded funds are among the top 10 ETFs in terms of new assets added. The iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (NYSE: SHV) and the iShares Core Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSE: AGG) probably don't come as surprises regarding bond fund asset-gathering proficiency....

Investment-grade corporate bonds and related exchange traded funds are options to consider for fixed income investors looking for higher yields and potentially better total returns than what's offered by Treasuries and traditional diversified bond funds. The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate...

Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields hit 3 percent on Tuesday for the first time since 2014, but the stock market hasn’t initially reacted the way investors might expect. What Happened The 10-year Treasury yield reached the 3-percent psychological level Tuesday morning, triggering fears that...

This article originally appeared on FXStreet. What you need to know before markets open The US Treasury yields pushed higher toward 3.0 percent level on Monday supporting the US Dollar, but the move got exhausted on Tuesday with yields stabilizing at around 2.96 percent. The headline German...