How ‘duration risk’ came back to bite SVB and led to rapid collapse

Following the fall of Silicon Valley Bank, a lot of terms are being thrown around on CNBC and elsewhere in discussions about what went wrong. One key term is “duration risk” along the yiel...

Investors rush into bonds, gold in flight to safety after SVB rescue

A trader works on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 10, 2023 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images Investors flocked to safe-haven assets such a...

SVB Bonds the US Says Will Be ‘Wiped Out’ Gain in Rare Session

(Bloomberg) — As US government officials pledged to fully protect all depositors of the failed Silicon Valley Bank, they had a specific message for investors in the bonds and shares of the bank’...

Two bond ETF strategies that may help investors profit from rate hikes

Interest rate jitters are meaningfully pushing investors to the shorter end of the yield curve, according to Joanna Gallegos, co-founder of fixed-income ETF issuer BondBloxx. Gallegos, former head of ...

USDC and stablecoins make US bonds market fragile

In the recent Unchained Podcast, “the block ghost of BitMEX”, Arthur Hayes said fiat-backed stablecoins like the USDC, USDT, and others pose a risk to the bonds market, and this is the primary concern...

The Best Bonds To Invest In 2023

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Wanted Ice Cream Scoopers – $23/hr – Yes, The Service Economy Is Booming

(Photo by Camerique/ClassicStock/Getty Images) getty Imagine my surprise when seeing this sign outside my local JP Licks Ice cream store in the Boston area. While certainly anecdotal, it still seems t...

Powell’s comments slammed markets. Here’s what one bank sees for stocks, bonds.

The market really took Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s words at face value on Tuesday. Short-term yields rose, and the stock market slumped, with this comment: recent data suggest “the ultimate ...

MakerDAO proposes additional $750m investment in US bonds

MakerDAO is considering investing $750 million in US Treasury bonds to take advantage of the current yield environment, with the proposal expected to increase the ceiling to $1.25 billion. If approved...

Opinion: At last — somebody is trying to ‘save’ Social Security

Rude Europeans used to tell stories, possibly apocryphal, about American tourists who would ask for directions to a famous landmark while actually standing right in front of it. The Parisian would loo...

Private Activity Bonds And 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits

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ETF strategies may be the solution for Treasury trading challenges

As short maturity Treasury bond ETFs see big inflows, more investors are taking on single-bond strategies as a solution to macroeconomic challenges.  Buying Treasury bonds typically involves opening a...

The Reason Interest Rates Are Going Higher Than You Thought

inflation, fed getty The reason interest rates are going higher than you thought is that the inflation rate keeps heading up once all the measures are in and revised. The latest reported such figure, ...

3 Reasons Long-Term Investors Should Be Optimistic

Short-term market moves should always be expected, especially for equity investors. But over the … [+] long-term, historical data paints a much better picture about the resiliency of markets. ge...

DAX index remarkable rally is fizzling as bonds turn attractive

German stocks had a strong performance in February but there are signs that the rally is running out of steam. The DAX index, which tracks 40 of the biggest companies in Germany, has consolidated betw...

How investors can learn to live with inflation: BlackRock

Growth stocks may have led the early 2023 rally, but stubbornly high inflation means that won’t last. That’s the main message from the BlackRock Investment Institute on Monday, as U.S. stocks attempte...

Tech Carried the Stock Market. Now They’re Taking It Down With Them.

The prospect of still-higher short- and long-term interest rates produced the worst week for the S&P 500 index in the relatively young year, a drop of 2.67%, and the third straight down week for t...

Tech Carried This Upturn, and Now It’s Taking the Market Down With It

The prospect of still-higher short- and long-term interest rates produced the worst week for the S&P 500 index in the relatively young year, a drop of 2.67%, and the third straight down week for t...

Debunking The Myths – Did Stocks Really Go Nowhere From 1966

One should always look beyond the headlines. Getty Images Our investment newsletter, The Prudent Speculator, recently published a report showing that stocks historically have been indifferent to risin...

Bonds are right and stocks are wrong. Here’s what you should do about it, says BlackRock

The final session of Wall Street’s holiday-shortened trading week will see the S&P 500 open pretty much smack in the middle of the 3,800 to 4,200 range it’s inhabited for more than three months. D...

Messari Report Reveals Financial Health Of Tron (TRX), Siemens Announces Issuance Of Digital Bonds On Polygon (MATIC), While TMS Network (TMSN) Rules Market With Novel Roadmap

TMS Network’s (TMSN) initial coin offering has infused a renewed sense of optimism in the market. TMS Network (TMSN) is set to overtake several crypto projects during its presale round, which began at...

Jim Bianco warns stocks face serious competition

Traditional savings accounts are going up against stocks. And, the winner may be your neighborhood bank for the first time in years, according to Wall Street forecaster Jim Bianco. He contends rising ...

Higher Interest Rates Might Drive Inflation, And We Need To Decide Very Quickly If That Is True

A surprising number of economists have recently said that they believe high rates drive inflation. This is scary for two reasons. The first reason is that the people in charge may be wrong about one o...

Diverging World – Strong Labour Markets May Force The Fed To Hike Rates Further

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What is Swarm Markets launches world’s first DeFi-compatible stocks and bonds? | Definition & Examples

Swarm Markets GmbH, a regulated blockchain platform whose trading activities fall under the purview of Germany’s BaFin, has today launched the world’s first tradable, DeFi-compatible stocks and bonds....

Invest right now in the stock market? Why bother when cash could be king

The harder question for investors nearly a year into the Federal Reserve’s inflation fight is whether buying the dip in stocks is wise, or earning a cool 5% yield on safe-haven Treasury bills, a cash ...

Investors pour record sums into high-grade corporate bonds

Investors are piling into high-quality corporate bonds this year at a record rate, reflecting their enthusiasm for an asset class that is typically seen as relatively low risk but now offers the best ...

Robert Kiyosaki Warns About Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds — Says Bitcoin Best for ‘Unstable Times’ – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has warned that investing in a well-diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs...

Popular ETF strategy shift may benefit investors

With Wall Street jitters increasing over the number of interest rate hikes ahead, VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth sees signs of a comeback in managed fixed-income exchange-traded funds. “It̵...

A Debt-Ceiling Fight Could Raise U.S. Borrowing Costs and Worsen Budget Deficits

Illustration by Chris Cash Text size About the authors: Arvind Krishnamurthy is the John S. Osterweis professor of finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Hanno Lustig is the school’s Miz...

Generous Bond Yields Prove There Is an Alternative to Stocks

Return with us to ancient times, when dinosaurs ruled, at least in technology terms. It was early 2007, when Blackberries were in everybody’s mitts and the first iPhone hadn’t yet gone on sale, let al...

Hong Kong Government Issues World’s First Tokenized Green Bonds

The Hong Kong government announced that it sold the world’s first-ever tokenized green bond. The price for the tokenized green bond was fixed on February 15, 2023, with a yield of 4.05%. Four differen...