Sentences with phrase «as bond yields»

30 Year Fixed Rate Loan at a Cost of One Point: 3.5 % * (APR = 3.73 %) Rates remain very low, as bond yields are hitting record lows in Europe as a result of continued weak economic reports.

The drop in mortgage rates has come as bond yields have hit record low levels.

This advice has worked beautifully in recent decades as bond yields have fallen from the mid-teens to the low single - digits.

It essentially causes the retiree to lock in low bond returns and even capital losses on a bond fund as bond yields gradually increase (on average) over time.

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

The bank prime rate — the analogy to Libor today — peaked at 21 % and in November of 1981 the Treasury sold 30 year bonds with a 14 % coupon which out - performed the S&P 500 the next year as bond yields collapsed So much for ancient history.

As bond yields languish, the question is why more people aren't looking at similar workarounds.

However, as bond yields have declined globally, the Fund's investment team have been reinvesting at lower yields as these positions mature.

Home sales nationwide fell to the lowest in more than five years in April, as bond yields and tougher mortgage qualification rules imposed in January helped cool the market.

And, volatility is a symmetric measure, which as bond yields get closer to zero, the symmetry disappears.

That enriched existing bondholders, while also boosting enthusiasm for stocks, which appeared more attractive as bond yields declined.

Investors seek more risk in equities as bond yields get low... And higher equity valuations make bond investors believe it's just as safe as it was before when both debt and equity valuations were lower (and objectively less risky).

Taking an ecumenical approach to equity income and growth in dividends can be helpful to dividend payers and growers as bond yields start to compete with equities.

As bond yields rise, investors are less incentivized to own a dividend paying stock versus a safer bond.

As bond yields rise higher, bonds become more attractive relative to stocks.

Mortgage rates have drifted down in recent weeks as bond yields on 10 - year Treasury notes have fallen.

A number of Canadian lenders boosted their five - year fixed term mortgage rates as bond yields moved higher following Donald Trump's election win south of the border.

Volatility returns as bond yields rise and stocks compete with higher yields for capital flows.

High - yielding «bond proxy» stocks earned their stripes as equity safe havens for much of the bull - market period, as bond yields were slow to revert back to pre-crisis levels.

In February, for example, the banks lowered mortgage rates even as bond yields rose a tick or two.

Remember, as bond yields rise, bond prices fall, as do the prices of bond proxies such as utilities, REITs and other high - yielding stocks.

High - yielding «bond proxy» stocks earned their stripes as equity safe havens for much of the bull - market period, as bond yields were slow to revert back to pre-crisis levels.

As bond yields rise, investors are less incentivized to own a dividend paying stock versus a safer bond.

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.

Major indexes took a 10 % hit as bond yields rose.

As bond yields surged on Friday, high - yielding segments of the equity market such as utilities and REITs came under the most pressure, which shows that it won't take much of a rise in yields to derail their rally.

The markets finally woke up to this on Wednesday, after sleepwalking for the past year, as bond yields and stock prices sank and the...

Tonight on Nightly Business Report, stocks tumble as bond yields rise and tech earnings could be the next test for the market.

We believe it's time to rethink how to diversify, as bond yields are rising and U.S. Treasuries» inverse...

The move came as bond yields surged higher.

Banks plunged as bond yields continued to fall, which will mean lower interest rates on loans.

Stock slip as bond yields rise.

As bond yields rise the spread between the two narrows, prompting asset allocation changes between equities and fixed income.

The fund will make asset allocation decisions based on two driving factors: the 200 day moving average for the S&P 500 index as well as the bond yield curve.

If your break - even rate was 16.67 % as in our example, and you diversify half of your portfolio into «safer» assets such as bonds yielding 2 %, that means the other half of your portfolio has to generate a crazy impossible return year after year in a compounding manner just to break even, not to build any wealth!

Not exact matches

The Canadian dollar fell 0.6 of a cent to 97.34 cents US as the U.S. dollar and bond yields headed higher after the announcement.

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters)- The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will flag more interest rate hikes this week.

The main stock index dropped by as much as 2.4 percent earlier, while the benchmark 10 - year government bond yield rose to 6.944 percent, the highest since August 2017.

LONDON, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. May Day holidays across Asia and Europe meant trading was thinner than usual, though there was more than enough news flow to keep those...

It is not as if Ontario is having problem finding takers for its debt and yields on the province's bonds are competitive with other provinces.

The dollar has rallied through much of the past week as concerns over the U.S. - China trade dispute receded, and as the U.S. 10 - year bond yield shot past 3 percent for the first time in four years.

NEW YORK, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

If you take the view that few if any of Trump's proposals will play out as hoped, Fehr recommends a defensive positioning, with a heavy weighting to bonds and large - capitalization, high - yielding stocks such as telecoms, utilities and consumer staples.

For one thing, those 10 - year Canada bonds are yielding just 1.14 % and could lose value should interest rates rebound from their recent lows, as many market - watchers expect.

That relationship has played out this year — as interest rates have risen since January, the HYG high yield corporate bond ETF has come under pressure.

Markets around the globe have been keeping a close eye on the U.S. bond market as rising Treasury yields put investors on edge.

That's exactly what has happened over the last month, as shown in this graph of the yield on the 10 year US treasury bond for the last year (keep in mind that yields going up means prices going down):

When we talk about bond market liquidity it's important to understand that there are lots of different «pools» out there such as high yield bonds, munis, government bonds, etc..

So, it is a very different market than it was 10 years ago, and you're going to see a lot of corporate bond issuance as these infrastructure projects go out there, and you can capture some pretty good yields and you know what you're buying because it's a corporate bond.

And they're going to pass them onto you and me as consumers, and that will push some of the inflation data higher, with some bond - yield reaction to it.