Thanks For The Corporate Bond Bubble, Fed
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 7:15AM CST
Once upon a time businesses borrowed long term money--if they borrowed at all--in order to fund plant, equipment and other long-lived productive assets. That kind of debt was self-liquidating in the sense that it usually generated a stream of income...
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ETFs To Hideout In While New Trends Take Shape
David Fabian - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 08, 2:26PM CST
Uncertainty in the markets can be a scary thing and often prompt ill-timed moves that set your portfolio back from achieving your goals. The initial days of trading in 2015 have certainly shown an increase in volatility that may prove to setup new...
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Investing In Short Term Bond Funds - What You Need To Know
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 05, 12:12AM CST
At last, the Federal Reserve has ended the Quantitative Easing program. This may have serious implications for fixed income investments and interest rates. Many investors believe that the Fed will increase short term interest rates in 2015 and...
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U.S. corporate bond sales break annual record
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 4:09AM CST
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iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF Experiences Big Outflow
ETFChannel.com - Mon Nov 24, 10:22AM CST
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $315.9 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.8%...
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A Stronger U.S. Economy Takes A Toll On Bonds
James Picerno - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 07, 12:56PM CST
This week’s encouraging numbers for the US labor market ( jobless claims and ADP’s estimate of private-sector jobs ) suggest that today’s official report on payrolls from Washington will deliver upbeat macro news as well. But...
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iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF Experiences Big Inflow
ETFChannel.com - Thu Oct 02, 10:03AM CDT
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $115.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.0%...
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Noteworthy ETF Outflows: CSJ
ETFChannel.com - Wed Sep 24, 10:19AM CDT
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $115.9 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.0%...
CSJ: 105.40 (+0.05)
MKTX, SEED, AETI, EPB, PYS, CSJ Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks
M2 - Thu Sep 18, 4:16AM CDT
BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the Seasonality of MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC. (NASDAQ:MKTX), Origin Agritech Ltd (NASDAQ:SEED), American Electric Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AETI), EL Paso Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE:EPB), PPLUS Trust Series RRD-1 (NYSE
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PowerShares Adds Laddered Bond ETF to Suite - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Sep 15, 12:00PM CDT
Amid interest rate volatility, PowerShares launched a smart beta fixed income ETF with laddering opportunities.
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