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As global bond yields fall to ever - lower levels, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist Richard Turnill explores the reason for the downward trend.

As global bond yields fall to ever - lower levels, BlackRock Global Chief Investment Strategist Richard Turnill explores the reason for the downward trend.

Not exact matches

«A bear market in bonds calls for more than a global cyclical upswing, as not all forces that dragged yields down over the past decades have suddenly vanished,» argued Peter van der Welle, a strategist at Robeco.

Lewis, fund's chief investment officer, spent nine years at Citigroup as a director of the bank's global special situations group, a $ 5 billion prop - trading group that specialized in distressed debt, high - yield bonds, and value equity.

While many analysts were predicting bond yields to rise this year as global economies improve, the suddenness of the move was a large factor in the recent stock market selloff.

We believe a step - up in risk aversion has led to a structural rise in precautionary savings, further dragging down bond yields across the curve — a trend that won't quickly change, as we write in our Global macro outlook The safety premium driving low rates.

They became the key income source as low growth and excess global savings helped push bond yields to record lows.

Since the global financial crisis in 2008 - 09, a combination of low inflation expectations and a bond - buying program by the Federal Reserve have helped keep bond yields low but they have climbed this year as inflation has picked up and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates.

2016.04.05 RBC Global Asset Management Inc. closes PH&N High Yield Bond Fund to New Investors RBC Global Asset Management Inc. today announced that as of April 7, 2016, PH&N High Yield Bond Fund («the Fund») will be closed to new investors...

Bloomberg's Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index sank by 4 % last year to a trough in early November, then stabilized as high - yield cratered further.

The pound fell 1 % after the announcement while yields on United Kingdom government bonds declined, aided in part by concerns expressed by the MPC that the uncertainty surrounding Brexit will continue to weigh on domestic activity, which has slowed even as global growth has accelerated.

Central bank intervention in global bond markets has «crowded out» many traditional fixed income investors, driving them to seek yield and income from non-traditional and riskier asset classes such as high yield, emerging markets debt, leveraged loans and private credit.

But we prefer shorter - duration Treasuries, as policy shifts that steepen global yield curves make us cautious of longer - duration U.S. government bonds.

BlackRock's base case for 2017 is that U.S. - led global reflation will accelerate, bond yields will gradually move higher and returns will remain low, as we write in our 2017 Global Investment Ouglobal reflation will accelerate, bond yields will gradually move higher and returns will remain low, as we write in our 2017 Global Investment OuGlobal Investment Outlook.

The dollar's weakness should continue in at least the very short term, as bond yields keep on descending in the wake of QE2 and investors flock to non-dollar-denominated assets, says Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman, based in New York.

Over time, MFS has been a leading innovator in the asset management industry, including creating one of the first in - house research departments in the mutual fund industry in 1932, launching the first high - yield municipal bond fund and the first global balanced fund, and more recently creating «outcome - oriented» products, such as its line of target - risk, target - date, and other asset allocation strategies.

As yields go out, it lowers the collateral value of the bonds and as we were saying earlier before we began the show, Richard, the global swaps marketplace is over $ 600 trillion and at least $ 400 trillion of that is in bondAs yields go out, it lowers the collateral value of the bonds and as we were saying earlier before we began the show, Richard, the global swaps marketplace is over $ 600 trillion and at least $ 400 trillion of that is in bondas we were saying earlier before we began the show, Richard, the global swaps marketplace is over $ 600 trillion and at least $ 400 trillion of that is in bonds.

The thesis: The global economy was finally breaking out, inflation was firming and bond yields would be rising as bonds are sold.

Just as well, since more than a quarter of JPMorgan's Global Government Bond Index, or $ 6.4 trillion worth of debt, was trading with a negative yield last week.

Offering access to all areas of the bond market, our range includes global, major market and strategic bond funds as well as specific areas such as high - yield and government debt.

They became the key income source as low growth and excess global savings helped push bond yields to record lows.

Chinese bonds continue to attract attention from global investors as they offer relatively higher yields, what's more, Chinese bonds also have historically demonstrated low correlations with global markets.

As central banks move away from ultra-loose monetary policy, and the global economic expansion matures, bond fund managers will need to ensure their portfolios draw on a truly diverse range of sources of return and carefully consider portfolio risk if they are to generate yield in the current market environment.

The U.S. has often led moves in global bond yields, such as during the «taper tantrum» of 2013 when then Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked a global bond market rout by signaling the beginning of the end of quantitative easing.

Global yields have started the new year lower, as the yield of the S&P Global Developed Sovereign Bond Index was 1.05 % as of Jan. 5, 2015.

Contrarily, as part of the S&P Global Developed Sovereign Inflation - Linked Bond Index that measures the performance of the inflation - linked securities market, the S&P Japan Sovereign Inflation - Linked Bond Index rose 3.84 % YTD, see Exhibit 3, and its yield - to - maturity has also shifted from negative territory to 0.648 % in the same period, which is a level last seen in early 2012.

The Templeton Global Bond Fund has demonstrated a particular knack for picking sovereign bonds offering decent yields in strengthening economies, and may take sizeable positions in diverse currencies such as the South Korean won or Mexican peso.

At the end of November, the index is trading at a yield of 6.8 % compared to developed market debt, proxied by the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index, which is offering a scant 1.6 %, also as of the end of November.

The VanEck Vectors Global Fallen Angel High Yield Bond UCITS ETF is designed to enable investors to benefit from temporary misvaluation as a result of credit rating downgrades.

During the year, municipal bonds enjoyed being one of the «risk off» asset classes and as low and negative yields permeated the global bond markets municipal bonds became a source for incremental yield over other options.

As a comparison, the yield - to - maturity of the S&P Global Developed Aggregate Ex-Collateralized Bond Index (USD) and the S&P 500 Bond Index were 1.41 % and 3.28 %, respectively.

Particularly in this global low - to - negative interest rate environment, Asian bonds are attractive, as the theme of yield hunting continues.

Nevertheless, Chinese bonds continue to gain traction among global investors as they offer higher yields than the bonds from other major markets.

Q: Two funny article titles today: WSJ «Global Bonds Swoon as Investors Bet on Inflation, Growth» and Bloomberg «Market Euphoria May Turn to Despair if 10 - Year yield Jumps to 3 %».

US dollar continues to grow strong against major global currencies as bond yields hit new high during yesterday's trading session.As US dollar index hit a 5 month

Each set portfolio usually includes core asset categories that include investment - grade bonds, stocks (Canadian, U.S. and global) and sometimes also other asset categories such as real estate investment trusts, emerging markets equities and high - yield bonds.