Bond investors are driving a wedge into the Treasury market in anticipation of slower economic growth and faster inflation, spurring demand for shorter-term Treasuries at ever-lower yields while ...

BlackRock Low Duration Bond Fund posted returns of 0.02% (Institutional shares) and 0.06% (Investor A shares, without sales ...

Bond duration and portfolio construction ... This should shift the entire curve lower," Berger says. "The closer we get to the point where the Fed will be forced to cut interest rates somewhat ...

A yield curve is a graph on which bonds are represented ... economic conditions—is higher than that of the 10-year bond for a long duration, such as three months, then there is a high likelihood ...

That had the added benefit of minimizing duration risk—a bond price’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Now, though, moving further out on the curve appears more favorable for bond ...

After a red-hot Q3, returns in the fixed income markets turned negative in the final quarter of 2024. Click here to read the ...

Bond prices rise when yields fall ... It lessens the rationale for going further out the curve and taking duration risk, especially since the Federal Reserve could keep rates higher for longer.

This compelling inflation-protected bond offering has hit a rough patch. This dynamic positioning includes duration and yield-curve positioning and drives about 60% of the fund’s excess returns ...