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The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, or the Agg, is a broad base, market capitalization-weighted bond market index representing intermediate term investment grade bonds traded in the United States. Investors frequently use the index as a stand-in for measuring the performance of the US bond market. [1] [2]
The bond market has largely been dominated by the United States, which accounts for about 39% of the market. As of 2021, the size of the bond market (total debt outstanding) is estimated to be at $119 trillion worldwide and $46 trillion for the US market, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). [1]
In fact, equities have materially outperformed bonds since 2008 and especially since the COVID-19 crisis — the relative performance of the S&P 500 Index versus U.S. 30-year Treasury bonds has ...
The S&P 500 peaked for the year at 4,796 on its January 3, 2022 close, before declining 25% to its low for the year in October 2022. [11] [12] In the first 6 months of 2022, the S&P 500 fell 21%, the worst 6-month start to a year since 1970. [13] [14] On September 13, 2022, the S&P 500 declined by 4.32% in its largest single-day drop since June ...
Vanguard’s total bond index sank 13% in 2022, and while it recovered 5% in 2023 on the prospect of falling rates this year, that rise paled in comparison to the stock market’s 24% gain.
2022 was the worst year for the stock market since 2008. 2023 and 2024 were gigantic, with the S&P 500 up over 20% in both years, led by the Magnificent 7. In addition, the continued frenzy over ...
5 Emerging market bonds. 6 High-yield bonds. 7 Leveraged loans. 8 Asset-backed securities. 9 See also. Toggle See also subsection. 9.1 Lists. Toggle the table of ...
The Federal Reserve is reducing its $9 trillion balance sheet and the bond market is churning — that could spell trouble for stocks.