U.S. Treasuries: Short-term government debt issues Returns from these instruments are dependent on the applicable market interest rates, and therefore, the overall returns from the money market funds are also dependent on interest rates. An active investor who has the time and knowledge to hunt ...
However, an offshore fund may be sponsored by an overseas branch of a US institution, may invest in US businesses, and may be denominated, or offered for sale, in US dollars. In total, there are approximately four times as many offshore funds as there are US-based funds. ...
Long/short equity and credit funds are examples of strategies earning more on their cash collateral posted for short selling. Similarly, futures and other derivatives-based strategies are earning more on cash balances in excess of their margin requirements. 3 Hedge funds are also bene...
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The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, fixed-rate agency MBS, ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency). Inde...
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The Fed uses the federal funds rate to control U.S. money supply and influence the cost of credit throughout the economy. The prices of fed funds futures reflect market expectations about future changes in the fed funds rate based on the target ranges the Fed sets as a key tool of itsmo...
Based on Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Bellwethers Index (2, 5, 10, 30y U.S. Treasuries), Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Inflation-Protected Notes Index (TIPS), Bloomberg Barclays US Floating Rate Notes Index (US Floating Rate), Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Securitized – MBS Index (US ...
Money market funds invest in instruments such as cash, cash equivalent securities, and high-credit-rating, short-term debt-based securities (e.g., U.S. Treasuries) to offer investors high liquidity with a low level of risk. Balanced or Hybrid Also known as asset allocation funds, this type...
US Treasuries gained 0.7 per cent on average this year through December 18, compared with a 5.1 per cent return in T-bills. It marked a fourth year that bonds underperformed cash, a record since Bloomberg started compiling the data on T-bill returns in 1991. Over the past four years, ...