In the most recent FOMC meeting announcement on Dec. 11, the Federal Reserve held interest rates constant following its two-day meeting, and implied that no action is likely next year amid persistently low inflation and solid growth.

Investor interest in bond ETFs reached fever pitch during the summer as volatility in equities spurred a demand for safe haven assets. However, low rates have high yield bond seekers looking for ways to earn a higher-than-average return on debt, which they may find in the VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL B).

Market volatility saw investors seek the safe confines of government debt during the summer, which saw yields fall while bond prices climbed. Corporate bonds were an option for investors seeking yield in 2019, but will 2020 bring a down year for corporate debt? A CNBC report used the Vanguard Interm-Term Corp Bond ETF (VCIT) as a case-in-point scenario for how corporate bonds have fared.

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Investors are feeling optimistic about the economy heading into 2020 and it’s translating to gains in corporate bonds that haven’t been seen in the last 10 years or so, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Investors bought up exchange-traded funds with bond exposure on the first day the central bank was due to start its asset purchase program.

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Investors poured money into U.S. equities and investment-grade bond ETFs in January.

Wall Street is sifting through which corporate bonds might fit the Federal Reserve’s criteria for purchase under a series of new rescue programs announced Monday, which aim to alleviate stress triggered by the coronavirus.

The bond markets have been sending a tried-and-true recession signal with an inverted yield curve, but that might not be the case in 2020 according to DoubleLine Capital CEO and Wall Street “Bond King” Jeffrey Gundlach. While the markets have been sensitive to U.S.-China trade news, Gundlach doesn’t see a trade deal happening in the near time frame, but that also shouldn’t derail the economy and send the U.S. into a recession.

Investors are feeling optimistic about the economy heading into 2020 and it’s translating to gains in corporate bonds that haven’t been seen in the last 10 years or so, according to a Wall Street Journal ...

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The lowest of investment-grade bonds heading into junk status was one looming risk heading into 2020 before the capital markets were overcome with coronavirus fears. Now, as more investors pile into bonds, the fear is only exacerbating the flight to risk-off assets.

The heightening worries around the coronavirus outbreak are making high-yielding fixed-income investments a potential bait.

The Federal Reserve on Monday announced a fresh round of stimulus designed to calm markets and buffer the hit to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic. Among other steps, the Fed said it would buy exchange-traded funds that track the corporate bond market, a first for the U.S. central bank. “This will provide much-needed liquidity to the bond market and to ETFs,” said Todd Rosenbluth, head of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA.

Summer volatility spurred activity in the bond markets, but BBB bonds, the lowest of investment-grade bonds, is one looming risk that could still linger in 2020 or could it? BBB bonds comprise almost 50% ...