Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corp Bd ETF

Last week, high-grade bond yields rose after upbeat US inflation and retail sales data raised the possibility of a rate hike by the year’s end.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $28.8 billion were issued in the primary market in the week to May 27, 2016.

Major deals included debt issues by Wells Fargo (WFC), Baidu, AT&T, and Verizon (VZ).

Richard Bernstein believes that investors’ flocking to fixed-income products and shunning equities has increased their risk.

The September 2016 FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting was characterized by three dissents to the status quo on the federal funds rate.

The demand for US investment-grade corporate bonds was driven by higher yields generated by bonds in the midst of low interest rates.

According to the BofA Merrill Lynch US Corporate Master Effective Yield, high-grade bond yields have risen since the beginning of 2016.

Last week, high-grade bond yields fell due to growing panic and concern about global economic growth as the UK decided to leave the European Union.

Movement in investment-grade bond yields was driven by aftershocks following the Brexit vote. Last week, investment-grade bond yields fell.

Last week, the movement in investment-grade bond yields was driven by Brexit. Investment-grade bond yields fell for the week ending June 24.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $51.4 billion were issued in the primary market in the week ending May 20, 2016.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $50.7 billion were issued in the primary market in the week to May 13, 2016—the highest since March 11.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $27.0 billion were issued in the primary market in the week ending April 29, 2016.

Yield spreads are the difference between the yields of two fixed income securities. They can have the same or different credit quality.

Monetary policy has also continued to remain accommodative, which has kept yields low.