Inflation cooled again last month after starting to decline in October. The Labor Department reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in November rose 7.1% increase year-over-year and was just…
0.1% from the previous month.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected prices to grow at an annual 7.3% and 0.3% over the prior month.
The favorable November inflation report kept the Fed on track to increase interest rates by a relatively smaller amount after four consecutive hikes of 75-basis-point magnitude.
In addition to the optimism surrounding the decline in the Fed rate hikes, December has proven to be a strong month for the stock market over the past 70 years. However, many experts still expect a mild recession next year.
Given the backdrop, it could be wise to take advantage of the uptrend in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (JPST), IQ MacKay Municipal Intermediate ETF (MMIT), and VanEck Long Muni ETF (MLN) to diversify your portfolio this month.
JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (JPST)
JPST is an actively managed, ultra-short-term, broad-market bond fund that aims to maximize income and preserve capital.
The fund makes investments in fixed-rate, variable-rate, and floating-rate debt, including corporate issues, asset-backed securities, and debt pertaining to mortgages, as well as U.S. government and agency debt, including treasury securities.
JPST has $22.76 billion in assets under management. The fund has a total of 467 holdings. Its top holdings include…
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