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Bond ETFs: Biggest Winners & Losers YTD

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While tapering speculations have dominated the markets in recent months, the Fed has made it quite clear that quantitative easing is not going away just yet. In its press conference on Wednesday, the central bank stated that it will continue its massive bond-buying purchases for the time being, but that tapering may begin sometime later this year. And while equities have taken several hits from Fed commentaries in 2013, no corner of the market has been impacted as much as fixed income [see Single Country ETFs: Everything Investors Need To Know]. Since the inception of the Fed’s unprecedented monetary stimulus measures, the bond market has essentially been “rigged.” Put into the mix the slew of easing policies from around the globe, and the market becomes even more saturated with “pegged” rates and yield curves that seemingly defy logic. As a result, fundamentals no longer drive these securities (though this argument could be [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Bond ETFs For Every Objective Best and Worst Bond ETFs of 2012 12 High-Yielding Monthly Distribution Bond ETFs International Bond ETF Guide: All the Options For Ex-U.S. Fixed Income Exposure Three Bond ETFs To Weather The Storm
While tapering speculations have dominated the markets in recent months, the Fed has made it quite clear that quantitative easing is not going away just yet. In its press conference on Wednesday, the central bank stated that it will continue its massive bond-buying purchases for the time being, but that tapering may begin sometime later this year. And while equities have taken several hits from Fed commentaries in 2013, no corner of the market has been impacted as much as fixed income [see Single Country ETFs: Everything Investors Need To Know].  Since the inception of the Fed’s unprecedented monetary stimulus measures, the bond market has essentially been “rigged.” Put into the mix the slew of easing policies from around the globe, and the market becomes even more saturated with “pegged” rates and yield curves that seemingly defy logic. As a result, fundamentals no longer drive these securities (though this argument could be [...]

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