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Chart Of The Day: Tracking The Trump Trades
01:30pm, Monday, 04'th Nov 2024
Consensus thinking is that a Trump win would be positive for gold, Bitcoin, the dollar, and financial stocks, but negative for Treasury bonds and oil prices. USO lost about 5% of its value in the last
The TLT Is Starting to Look Interesting At These Levels: Buy the Dip
12:24pm, Monday, 04'th Nov 2024
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) is an exchange-traded fund that many investors use to gain exposure to the long end of the bond market.
Treasury Yields Snapshot: November 1, 2024
07:15pm, Friday, 01'st Nov 2024
The yield on the 10-year note ended November 1, 2024 at 4.37%, the 2-year note ended at 4.21%, and the 30-year at 4.57%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.
Inflation Trades Gain Momentum: What Investors Should Watch
08:32am, Tuesday, 29'th Oct 2024
As the new financial quarter gets underway, investors should start paying attention to the different price action themes across asset classes today. While far from the ultimate gauge to predict future
TLT: A Strategic Play As Rate Cuts Loom In A Debt-Heavy Market
12:36pm, Monday, 28'th Oct 2024
Interest rates may have less impact on inflation than is commonly believed; for economic insights, the focus should be on bank credit and lending data. Recession indicators include rising unemployment
S&P 500 Snapshot: Market Takes a Breather
07:51pm, Friday, 25'th Oct 2024
The S&P 500 finished the week ending October 25 with modest losses, down 0.96% from last Friday. The index is 0.96% away from its record close last week and is now up 22.46% year-to-date.
Treasury Yields Snapshot: October 18, 2024
11:38am, Monday, 21'st Oct 2024
The yield on the 10-year note ended October 18, 2024 at 4.08%, the 2-year note ended at 3.95%, and the 30-year at 4.38%. Here is a table showing the yields' highs and lows and the FFR since 2007.
Is Treasury Bonds (TLT) Bounce a Sea Change or Just Noise?
11:47pm, Wednesday, 16'th Oct 2024
Are long-dated treasury bonds and interest rates the current political football? Sure seems that way considering all the Federal Reserve talk and comments by Trump on rates and Jerome Powell.
How To Build A Portfolio With 4 ETFs: Part V
09:00am, Wednesday, 16'th Oct 2024
The Federal Reserve's recent rate cut and potential future cuts are expected to benefit bonds, real estate, and dividend stocks by lowering borrowing costs and increasing asset values. We revisit the
S&P 500 Snapshot: Record Rally Rolls On
09:26pm, Friday, 11'th Oct 2024
The S&P 500 finished the week ending Oct. 11 with another record-breaking rally, up 0.97% from last Friday. The index just notched a new all-time closing high and is now up 22.61% year-to-date.
TLT: They Are Pushing This Too Far
06:15pm, Friday, 11'th Oct 2024
The Fed's 50 bps cut was sugar-coated with positive rhetoric on the economy and the subsequent Jobs Report conveniently supported their point. The labour market data beneath the headlines is not as po
Long TLT, An Interest Rate Play
01:37pm, Friday, 11'th Oct 2024
The peak of the interest rate cycle and declining rates make it an ideal time to invest in long-duration bonds like iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF. TLT offers high price sensitivity, return asymme
3 High-Yield Stocks to Lock in Steady Income This Quarter
08:53am, Thursday, 10'th Oct 2024
Now that the stock market is going into a new trend and cycle, sparked by the recent Federal Reserve (the Fed) interest rate cuts initiating a potential money shift over the next few quarters, investo
VGLT and TLT ETFs retreat; concerns of a black swan event rise
08:01pm, Wednesday, 09'th Oct 2024
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) and the Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF (VGLT) ETFs have pulled back in the past few weeks as investors assess the next actions of the Federal R
TLT: Are We In A 'Soft Landing' Again?
08:37am, Wednesday, 09'th Oct 2024
TLT experienced a 6% pullback, approaching oversold levels, driven by stronger job data that priced in a "soft landing" scenario and created a 'Goldilocks' environment for equities. Investors should r
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