Latest Articles about TLT

Market Wrap for Tuesday, June 18: Stocks Rally Ahead of Fed Statement

Scott Rubin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:22:20 Z

Risk appetite was brisk on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors purchased stocks ahead of Wednesday's FOMC statement. The Fed is expected to provide clarity on when it may begin tapering its

Your ETF Portfolio: How to Play the Summer of Volatility

David Fabian — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:25:00 Z

If you are like me, you are probably fed up with the recent volatility in the markets being primarily driven by the perceived road map of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing efforts.

Market Wrap for Monday, June 17: Stocks Jump to Start Trading Week; Dow Rallies Triple Digits

Scott Rubin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:21:39 Z

The U.S. stock market rose on Monday after a series of volatile moves last week. Investors snapped up shares on expectations that the Federal Reserve will reinforce its commitment to monetary

Market Wrap for Thursday, June 13: Strong Economic Reports Trigger Stock Rally

Scott Rubin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:24:18 Z

Despite continued volatility around the world, particularly in Japan where the Nikkei fell more than 6 percent, the U.S. market rallied sharply on Thursday on the back of strong economic data.

What Goldman's Bearish Call On Bonds Means For Your Portfolio

mike-vodicka@streetauthority.com (Michael Vodicka) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:30:00 Z

Bonds are supposed to be safeinvestments . But what mostfixed-income investors don't realize is that bonds have rarely been more risky. That's because with interest rates near record lows, bond

Market Wrap for Wednesday, June 12: Stock and Bond Markets Fall Mid-Week; Liquidity Concerns Remain a Focus

Scott Rubin — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:45:43 Z

The U.S. stock market fell on Wednesday for the third straight session as investors continued to mull the timeline for the Federal Reserve to ratchet down its stimulus programs. The multi-year

Market Wrap for Tuesday, June 11: Markets Down on Japanese News

Luke Jacobi — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:22:14 Z

After trading flat yesterday, markets bounced around today, closing down. Markets opened down after the bank of Japan failed to extend the maturity of 0.1 percent bonds. Markets fell across

These Bond ETFs Can Battle Rising Interest Rates

Investor's Business Daily — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:46:00 Z

A U-turn in the bond markets, on worries about when the Federal Reserve will wean the economy off its stimulus drug, has unnerved fixed-income investors. They fled for the exits after interest

Market Wrap for Monday, June 10: Stocks Little Changed in Quiet Trade

Scott Rubin — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:47:07 Z

Monday was a slow day in the equity markets, with the major averages closing near the unchanged mark. There were no significant domestic economic reports and news flow was muted. Among the

Will the Fed Remain an Aggressive Participant in the Market?

Andrew Keene — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:19:00 Z

The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:TLT) is definitely something speculators will be keeping a close eye on over the next few days. We are getting close to the June 18

On the FOMC, and Fearing Fear Itself

Howard Simons — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:00:00 Z

Most of us agree intuitively with Oliver Wendell Holmes' opinion in Schenck v. United States -- "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting

Market Wrap for Friday, June 7: Stock Rebound Continues; Dow Climbs More Than 200 Points

Scott Rubin — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:19:30 Z

A strong non-farm payrolls report for May helped spark another rally on Wall Street. After a steep sell-off on Wednesday, the major averages recorded strong gains on Thursday and Friday. Over

Market Wrap for Thursday, June 6: Stocks Reverse Mid-Day; Rally to Close at Session Highs

Scott Rubin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:33:20 Z

The U.S. stock market surged on Thursday after an afternoon rally lifted the major averages out of negative territory. Stocks closed near their best levels of the session, with the Dow adding

How to Play the Upcoming Jobs Data

Steve Smith — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:16:00 Z

Let's look at a evenhanded way to play Friday's jobs data on the presumption that not much has changed, especially the Fed's view of things. We are going to use an iron condor on the belief that

Market Wrap for Wednesday, June 5: Stocks Plunge as Uncertainty Rises

Scott Rubin — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:25:35 Z

The U.S. stock market recorded its biggest loss in weeks on Tuesday after the Fed's Beige Book report showed that the economy is expanding only at a modest to moderate rate. A series of