As of July 2014, the market cap for Western Asset/Claymore U.S Treasury Inflation Prot Secs Fd 2 (WIW) is $743,387,228.10.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund (FMO) is $935,316,682.17.
The stock market vs inflation chart shows that there is a relationship between stock market performance and inflation rates. Generally, when inflation rates are high, stock market performance tends to be lower, and vice versa. This is because high inflation erodes the purchasing power of money, leading to lower real returns on investments in the stock market.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fluctuates based on market conditions, economic data, and investor sentiment. It serves as a benchmark for other interest rates and reflects investor expectations for inflation and economic growth. To find the current yield, it's best to check a financial news website or the U.S. Department of the Treasury's official site, as it changes frequently. As of my last update, I cannot provide real-time data.
The current US treasury rates on money market accounts is 12 percent. However, this rate fluctuates daily and changes on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund (VTIP) is $1,238,264,000.00.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Western Asset/Claymore U.S. Treasury Inflation Prot Secs Fd (WIA) is $358,579,686.00.
One of the tools, among probably many others, is comparing the yields between conventional Treasury securities and TIPS (inflation-protected securities sold by the U.S. Treasury). This can provide a useful measure of the market's expectation of future CPI inflation. Measuring inflation expectations is important because people's expectations about inflation influence their behavior in the marketplace and, in turn, have consequences for future inflation.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund (FMO) is $935,316,682.17.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Advent/Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund (LCM) is $139,158,945.75.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund (AVK) is $445,206,938.88.
It's the difference between the yield on 10 year treasury bills and 10 year Inflation Protected T bills. The difference between the two implies what the market expects inflation to average over the 10 year period. When there's a big difference, inflation fears are high.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund II (AGC) is $241,482,992.80.
Risk premium = Company's risk (standard deviation of the historical stock returns of the market as a whole) - Risk-free rate of return (standard deviation of the historical treasury bonds' returns) - Inflation
The stock market vs inflation chart shows that there is a relationship between stock market performance and inflation rates. Generally, when inflation rates are high, stock market performance tends to be lower, and vice versa. This is because high inflation erodes the purchasing power of money, leading to lower real returns on investments in the stock market.
As of July 2014, the market cap for Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund (FTT) is $116,072,350.47.
Western Market was created in 1906.
The Fed sells $5 billion worth of Treasury bonds on the open market.