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Vanguard Long-Term Government Bond ETF News
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Get Strong, Stable Yields With Treasuries
11:58am, Friday, 20'th Jan 2023
Following a historically rough year for fixed income, the asset class is looking up. Throughout 2022, yields on bond investments went up by two to four percentage points (depending on the category).
Falling Rent Is Cooling Inflation Making VGLT A Buy
04:57pm, Wednesday, 11'th Jan 2023
Real-time indices of rent show it is cooling more quickly than the Fed's survey which tends to lag reality by up to 4 quarters. The Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF invests in U.S. Treasuries with matu
Treasury Yields Rise Following Strong Jobs Report
08:27pm, Thursday, 05'th Jan 2023
U.S. Treasury yields rose after strong jobs data was reported on Thursday. Per CNBC, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury gained 1 basis point to 3.718%, while the 2-year Treasury yield was tra
VGLT: Bonds Look Good As Deflation Scare Increasingly Likely
03:29am, Wednesday, 04'th Jan 2023
There is a growing threat of another short-term deflation scare as the money supply continues to collapse, suggesting that long-dated bonds could perform strongly over the coming months. The Vanguard
Top-Read Fixed Income ETF Stories In 2022
09:27am, Thursday, 29'th Dec 2022
While equity markets were volatile in 2022, it was a particularly bad year for bond markets. Amid a year when the Federal Reserve was raising interest rates to battle record-high inflation, it was the
Treasury Yields Remain High Following Latest Rate Hike
07:34pm, Monday, 19'th Dec 2022
Treasury yields rose on Monday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 50 basis points and indicated that more rate hikes were to be expected. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury wa
Prospects For Long-Term Treasuries Looking Good
06:14pm, Friday, 16'th Dec 2022
While it's been a historically bad year for U.S. bonds, yields have gone up considerably this year, and prospects for long-term Treasuries look quite good right now. Through November, the leading bond
To hedge or not to hedge?
02:15pm, Friday, 16'th Dec 2022
Interest rate hedges cut both ways.
My Best Idea For 2023: 30-Year Treasury A Port In The Coming Storm
11:05pm, Tuesday, 13'th Dec 2022
2023 is likely to be a year of pain for risk assets. The economy remains on track to enter recession.
Growing Producer Costs Push Up Yields
03:59pm, Friday, 09'th Dec 2022
The latest producer price index preceded Treasury yields rising on Friday. According to CNBC, yields on the two-year Treasuries are currently at around 4.323%, while yields on the five-, 10-, and 20-y
Treasury Yields Spike Following Hot Jobs Report
03:28pm, Friday, 02'nd Dec 2022
Treasury yields rose sharply on Friday after the Labor Department posted a hotter-than-expected U.S. jobs report for November. The yield on the 2-year Treasury rose to 4.367% from 4.254% on Thursday.
Municipal Bonds Have Weathered Inflation Storm the Best
09:08am, Friday, 04'th Nov 2022
Municipal bonds have been one of the bright spots in a bond market that's been battered and bruised by rising interest rates. Munis have been offering investors an attractive mix of yield and credit q
Fixed Income Investors Could Be Returning to Longer-Term Bonds
12:42pm, Thursday, 03'rd Nov 2022
Short-term bonds have been the default play for some time as the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary tightening continues to play out, but investors could be returning to debt with longer maturity dates a
As Treasury Yields Inch Higher, Consider These 3 ETF Options
10:47am, Tuesday, 11'th Oct 2022
Treasury yields are on the move higher as investors mull over whether a potential recession is forthcoming or not as interest rates continue to rise while the U.S. Federal Reserve tries to tame inflat
VGLT: Bonds Have Value In A Doom-And-Gloom Or The Goldilocks Macro Scenario
10:47pm, Monday, 10'th Oct 2022
VGLT tracks the performance of long-dated U.S. Treasuries. Climbing interest rates have translated to a disaster for the fund this year, currently off more than 30% from its 2021 high.