US Inflation Figures Hurt Chances of an Interest Rate Increase
Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures were released in the United States for the month of August. Consumer prices account for a majority…
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3 Benefits of Rising Interest Rates
The U.S. economy continues to be full steam ahead like a raging locomotive backed by a strong stock market that has already…
Benchmark 10-Year Treasury Yield Surpasses 3%
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield surpassed the 3% mark for the first time since early last month as data regarding consumer…
Consumer Inflation Rose At Slower Pace in August
Consumer inflation rose during the month of August albeit at a slower pace than the previous month, reflecting the first slowdown in…
Rethinking the Relationship Between Interest Rates and Inflation
On an episode of Bloomberg’s “What’d You Miss?”–Stephen Williamson, University of Western Ontario professor, discusses the relationship between interest rates and inflation.…
3 ETFs to Protect Fixed-Income Investments and Outrace Inflation
Fixed-income and inflation go hand-in-hand like termites to wood–inflation can erode the profits of fixed-income investments over time. Furthermore, the extended bull…
An ETF That Hedges Inflation in a Rising Rate Environment
For ETF investors, floating rate corporate bond ETFs provide the necessary hedge against a rising rate environment, but what are the options…
Inflation Pick-Up has been Rather Modest
Beth Ann Bovino, S&P Global Equity Research chief U.S. economist, weigh in on the state of the economy and the path for…
Inflation Fear Present, but Not Justified
On “Bloomberg Surveillance,” Adam Posen, president at Peterson Institute for International Economics, discusses U.S. debt and interest rates and looks at the…
Signals of Bear Market Absent in U.S. Economy, Says Expert
Richard Bernstein, Richard Bernstein Advisors CEO, John Lynch, LPL Financial chief investment strategist, and Jim Kee, South Texas Money Management president, appeared…
Public Policy is Very Much Pro-Inflation, Says Richard Bernstein
The back-and-forth trade tension between the United States and China has seen the rise of tariffs from both sides. While U.S. markets…
Retail Sales Growth Could Signal More Rate Hikes
The latest U.S. economic data revealed by the Department of Commerce showed an increase in retail sales in June, signaling that continued…
Treasury Yields Mixed After Core Inflation Data Released
Recent economic data released regarding core inflation showed it reached the Federal Reserve’s target of 2 percent, the first time in six…
Inflation: the Economic Indicator Many Ignore
By Kevin Flanagan, Senior Fixed Income Specialist Over the last week to 10 days, investors have been presented with a whole host…