Sentences with phrase «about government bond rates»

This will sound weird, but I am not as much worried about government bond rates rising, as I am with credit spreads rising.

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The interest rate on 10 - year bonds was 1.79 % at the end of 2014 — about half as much as the federal government had to offer to get investors to buy its debt a decade ago.

Consider these risks before investing: The value of securities in the fund's portfolio may fall or fail to rise over extended periods of time for a variety of reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions, changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer, industry, or sector and, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about changes in monetary policy or interest rates.

While spreads between yields on highly - rated corporate bonds and government bonds have remained above their historical averages, this continues to reflect strong demand for Commonwealth Government bonds rather than concerns about corporate credigovernment bonds have remained above their historical averages, this continues to reflect strong demand for Commonwealth Government bonds rather than concerns about corporate crediGovernment bonds rather than concerns about corporate credit quality.

For «A» rated corporates, the spread over government bonds of comparable maturity is currently about 100 basis points, which is noticeably wider than a couple of years ago (Graph 32).

Australian government bonds gainedon Fridayafter the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) provided no hint of near - term interest rate hike, also, hinting that inflation is about to remain low for some time.

Using monthly levels of Moody's yield on seasoned Aaa corporate bonds and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) during October 1928 through February 2018 (about 90 years) and monthly levels of the 10 - year government bond interest rate and the stock market from Robert Shiller during January 1871 through February 2018 (about 148 years), we find that: Keep Reading

Since governments tend to have AAA bond ratings - the risk is about as low as cash and so DJClayworth's answer comes into effect: Bob gives Sue cash to give to Mary.

Namely, bond coupon payments are determined by market interest rates, the type of issuing entity (government bonds pay lower coupons than corporate bonds because of lower default risk), the creditworthiness of the issuing entity (AAA companies pay lower coupons than CCC companies), and the maturity of the bond, which we will talk about next.

Wong wants a return potential of about 3 % to 5 % higher than the government bond rate, which puts him into the 5 % to 7 % annual return range.

Consider these risks before investing: Bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry.

While CDS rates reflect concerns about Japan's fiscal condition, low bond yields show that investors see a dearth of viable alternatives to Japanese government debt.

Asset prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer, industry or commodity.

Stock and bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry.

Stock and bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about changes in monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry.

Bond prices may fall or fail to rise over time for several reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions (including perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about monetary policy or interest rates), changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer or industry.

Makes sense, I guess — we're really talking about Irish government risk, so these rates are a bargain for the banks vs. Irish bond yields!

An interesting article on diversifying the current trust fund to include stocks as well as government bonds to increase the rate of return that Paul complains about and lessen the danger pointed out by Foobarista.

Government bond market fluctuations have renewed concerns about rising mortgage rates and may prompt borrowers to take more notice of what mortgage lenders are charging on a local level.

Consider these risks before investing: The value of securities in the fund's portfolio may fall or fail to rise over extended periods of time for a variety of reasons, including general financial market conditions, changing market perceptions, changes in government intervention in the financial markets, and factors related to a specific issuer, industry, or sector and, in the case of bonds, perceptions about the risk of default and expectations about changes in monetary policy or interest rates.

This was when stock markets were averaging 15 % annually, 3 % GDP growth was considered a bad year, government bonds yielded between 5 % and 10 %, the highest marginal tax rate on ordinary income was ~ 70 %, just about the only way to invest was to pay a full - service stockbroker over 5 % commission to buy a stock or a mutual fund, and inflation was averaging 4 % to 8 % annually.