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Fixed Income Update: Presidents’ Day Week

Director, Fixed Income Indices

S&P Dow Jones Indices

February 18, 2014 - 6:51 pm

A short week ahead due to yesterday’s President’s Day Holiday. Treasuries gained today as the Empire Manufacturing report released today was a 4.48. The survey of manufacturing executives was bearish when compared to the expected number of 8.5 and its prior number of 12.51. February’s home builder’s sentiment was also lower as the National Association Read more […]

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CPI, Empire Manufacturing, Federal Reserve, fixed income, High Yied, Home Builders, Housing Starts, Investment Grade, Jobless Claims, kevin horan, leveraged loans, Meeting Notes, Mortgage Applications, S&P/BGCantor, Senior Loan, Treasury

What’s in a Name

Alex Matturri

Chief Executive Officer

S&P Dow Jones Indices

July 16, 2013 - 2:00 pm

Category: Commodities, Equities, Fixed Income, S&P 500 & DJIA, Strategy

Picking the right ETF among the hundreds that are currently available is certainly a formidable task for many investors – one that has been made more difficult by iShares recent announcement that it is removing index names from a number of its ETFs. Why should this raise concerns for investors and for the financial industry Read more […]

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benchmarks, ETFs, stock market indices

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