The Fed’s Affect on Mortgage-Backed Securities ETFs
With the Federal Reserve continuing its efforts to normalize U.S. monetary policy, plenty of asset classes could be affected by those plans, including mortgage-backed…
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The Fed, China and Equity Market Risks
By John Derrick via Iris.xyz The Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points last Wednesday and announced plans to begin unwinding its balance sheet…
Fed “Flows of Funds” Data’s Fascinating Economy Insight
By Confluence Asset Management The Federal Reserve published its Financial Accounts of the United States report last week, more commonly called the “Flow of…
Fed Doesn’t Derail Smart Beta Dividend ETF
The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates last week for the second time this year, setting the stage for at least one more rate hike…
Gold Investing and the Fed: What the Future Holds
Gold exchange traded products, including the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD), iShares Gold Trust (NYSEArca: IAU) and ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (NYSEArca: SGOL),…
3 Surprising Hot ETF Following the Fed Rate Hike
Contrary to what many expected, Treasury bond exchange traded funds were among the best performers after the Federal Reserve raised benchmark interest rates for…
Traders Got Bearish on Homebuilder ETFs Ahead of Fed Rate Hike
The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (NYSEArca: XHB) is up 14.3% year-to-date and the popular homebuilders exchange traded fund jumped more than 2% ahead of…
A Fixed Income Investing Approach Following Fed Rate Hike
Updated Wednesday, June 14 – 2:45pm EDT With the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announcing an interest rate hike today, fixed income investors are…
Don’t Fear XLU With a Fed Meeting Looming
Investors that are experienced with the utilities sector and the related exchange traded funds, namely the Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLU), know at…
Dollar ETF May See Green if U.S. Interest Rates Rise
The dollar has been a dud among major currencies this year, a scenario that has been limiting upside for the PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar…
New ETFs That Reinvent Fixed Income Investing—Without Reinventing the Wheel
By Salvatore Bruno via Iris.xyz We all know the drill: the Fed raises interest rates, and the bond market falls. That’s an important equation to consider now…
After Three Fed Rate Hikes in 16 Months, Look to Bank ETFs
The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF), the largest exchange traded fund dedicated to the financial services sector, is up just 2.2% year-to-date, a…