Mike Burnick: A recent Bloomberg story called it “the biggest sell-off in Treasuries since 2010.” Read more…

NYSE:DTYS, NYSE:TBF, NYSE:TYO

ETF Base: Since the Fed has projected that the Fed Funds rate will be virtually zero for another few years, investors may assume investments tied to interest rates will be range-bound during this period but nothing could be further from the truth. Read more…

NYSE:TBF, NYSE:TLT, NYSE:TMF, NYSE:TMV

Eric Dutram: Perceived as one of the safest investment avenues across the globe, U.S. Treasuries (especially the long dated ones) have witnessed a significant rally in the past one year, mainly thanks to the Eurozone debt crisis and a generic slowdown in most parts Read more…

NASDAQ:VGLT, NYSE:EDV, NYSE:TLO, NYSE:TLT, NYSE:ZROZ

Eric Dutram: High yield bond ETFs have gained immense popularity of late thanks to uncertainty in the broad equity markets as well as low yields from traditional bonds like U.S. Treasury securities (read:Top Four High Yield Bond ETFs). Lately, investors Read more…

BATS:QLTB, NYSE:ANGL

Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets continued to chug along sideways as low trading volumes permeated Wall Street for another session, showcasing investors’ uncertainty ahead of Fed Chairman Bernanke’s speech at Jackson Hole this Friday. The Nasdaq managed Read more…

NYSE:TLT

Matt Tucker: Today I want to take a step back from the markets and talk about one of the fundamental concepts in fixed income investing: interest rate sensitivity.  Namely, what happens to the price of a bond or bond fund when interest rates move? This has been Read more…

NYSE:SHY, NYSE:TLT

Eric Dutram: Although there have been some concerns over the muni bond market as of late thanks to some high profile Californian bankruptcies, this important bond segment is still quite strong. Assets have flowed into muni bond ETFs at an incredible pace Read more…

NYSE:MUB, NYSE:PRB, NYSE:TFI, NYSE:XMPT

Richard Mills: Stocks and interest rates are back to late spring – pre latest European fear levels – and the Jefferies/Thomson Reuters CRB index is at a three-month high. Read more…

NYSE:SLV, NYSE:TIP, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP

Daniela Pylypczak: When it comes to corporate bond ETFs, there is no fund more popular than iShares’ infamous iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (NYSEARCA:LQD). The king of corporate bonds maintains a portfolio worth over $23 billion in total assets Read more…

NYSE:CBND, NYSE:ENGN, NYSE:FLOT, NYSE:LQD, NYSE:PFIG, NYSE:PICB

Dodd Kittsley: When you work in the ETF industry you learn to follow the flows. But when I say that, I’m not only referring to the dollar amounts that are going in and out of funds. I’m also referring to the idea that you can gauge investor sentiment Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Russ Koesterich: US Treasury bond yields keep going down, while the risks are rising. While this asset class keeps getting bid, I believe there are more attractive options out there that offer less risk and better returns than the US Treasury. Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Brian Fairhurst: As manager of the iShares internal wholesaler desk, I get to hear the types of questions financial advisors are grappling with on a daily basis.  If I took a poll of the team today, hands down the question they are hearing most often from advisors is Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Eric Dutram: As American Treasury rates have continued to fall thanks to European issues and a sputtering economy, the ripple effect has been felt throughout the fixed income world. Savers have been punished with ultra-low rates while mortgages Read more…

NASDAQ:ISHG, NYSE:AUNZ, NYSE:BSJF

Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Silver has perked its head up and sniffed the next round to hyperinflation is on the way.  Load up the truck; it’s expected to be the best ride, yet.  Here’s why: Read more…

NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:PSLV, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:ZSL

Eric Dutram: Due to deteriorating sentiment over the global economic picture, many investors have begun to take another look at bond ETF investing. Products in the fixed income segment of the ETF world have, as a result, seen a huge boost in popularity, accumulating Read more…

NYSE:BAB, NYSE:BABS, NYSE:BABZ