Vanguard Intermediate -Term Government ETF News

Today in the U.S. we are in the fourth superbubble of the last hundred years.

The Fed is threatening financial markets with tighter money, and markets aren’t happy. Tighter monetary policy will blow up all trades currently in place in stocks, bonds, real estate, etc.

The overwhelming consensus is that interest rates will go up this year, eroding the value of fixed income instruments and funds like VGIT. I think that bearishness is shortsighted and misses the point

Fed tightening will exacerbate deflationary forces and drive lower prices for oil and other commodities. The dollar is likely to continue to rise in value.

Commodities were the only major index to gain ground last week. Read here for a detailed review...

As we commence 2022, the prospect of a reduction of global liquidity provided by major central banks has increased volatility in the traditional equity and fixed income markets.

Quantitative tightening is actually more important to equity valuation. Read more to know how to estimate potential drawdowns once QT is finalized.

Let's look at the causes of price inflation. Here, I explore why price signals are important, and discuss several examples of price signals and what they tell us as market participants.

While there is upward pressure on market rates in 2022, it's not coming from higher net supply. In fact, lower net supply can help to richen government bonds. On top of that, we should see flatter cur

Our equities markets seem to be gradually ebbing. While Treasuries have rallied, this has not been the case for our other credit markets. Volatility has been increasing noticeably.

Treasury bonds and related exchange traded funds picked up toward the end of Wednesday as U.S. equities slipped with traders doing a double take on concerns over the new COVID-19 Omicron variant. On W

The recent risk-off retreat that sent U.S. equities markets plunging is an example of why Treasury bond exchange traded funds still have a place in investors' portfolios. On Friday, the Vanguard Inter

Economic data released last week was positive, but the current environment is one of falling growth. S&P 500 was down 2.2% last week, which qualifies as a correction in a speculative market.

Historically, the job of central banks has been to control the level of inflation and make sure the economy grows fast enough to create “full employment.”.

Jerome Powell emerged victorious in the political war that threatened to derail his re-nomination to lead the Federal Reserve for a second term.