U.S. investment-grade bonds delivered their second straight quarterly gain. Inflation break-even rates ended the quarter lower, and our allocation to inflation-linked government bonds detracted from ...
The investment seeks to provide inflation protection and income, primarily through investment in inflation-linked bonds. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in fixed-income securities whose ...
Inflation is proving stubborn. It means investors may want to start thinking about which stocks and bonds hold up best amid rising prices. While inflation isn’t nearly as bad as a few years ago, it ...
An index-linked bond is a type of fixed-income security whose coupon payments and principal repayments are adjusted based on a specified index. This adjustment aims to protect the bondholder from ...
Key readings on inflation combined with two critical Treasury auctions this week offer a major test for the battered bond market. On the inflation front, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases ...
Labor market weakness and growing expectations for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut interest rates largely supported the bond market’s positive performance. Out-of-index positioning was the key driver ...