Sentences with phrase «as high yield bond»

That good because, as a high yield bond fund, they've pretty much trail the pack by 50 - 100 bps over most trailing time periods.

He joined OppenheimerFunds in January 1995 as a high yield bond analyst.

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..

While the personal loan segment is a lucrative area previously limited to banks, it is not clear whether the risk adjusted return, after fees, provides a better risk - adjusted return than comparable investments, such as high yield bonds.

Critique # 2: «It is not clear whether the risk adjusted return, after fees, provides a better risk - adjusted return than comparable investments, such as high yield bonds.»

Investment grade corporate bonds typically offer better return potential than Treasury bonds, and investment grade debt allows investors to pursue those returns without adding as much risk as high yield bonds.

Other noncore asset classes, such as high yield bonds, TIPS, and REITs, can also help investors hedge their inflation risk.

Large index ETFs, which have real - time net asset values (NAVs), have not helped this pricing problem in fixed income but, in parts of the fixed income market where there is less liquidity (such as high yield bonds), sourcing issues can be more difficult — particularly in a market sell - off where buyers may not be readily available with sufficient capacity to take on bond inventory.

Senior loan's lower return volatility to interest rate movements is apparent as high yield bonds have dropped 60 basis points from their highs, while senior loans have only given up 25 basis points.

Hedge funds may invest in less conventional assets, such as high yield bonds, synthetic assets, derivatives, unlisted shares and other hedge funds.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Also, as bond rates rise, some of the money that migrated over from the bond market in search of higher yields will return to the safety of fixed income.

In January, Miller said a rise in the 10 - year Treasury yield above 3 percent «will propel stocks significantly higher, as money exits bond funds for only the second year in the past 10.»

In the short - term, however, this increased leverage may actually be bullish for junk bonds, corporate bonds, emerging market debt and mortgage - backed securities as it brings higher prices and lower yields, he said.

Serge Pepin, the head of BMO Investments, says people should consider corporate or high - yield bonds — also known as junk bonds — which pay higher yields than federal issues.

Among individual banking stocks, Bankia, Credit Agricole, ING and Banco Santander are «buy» - rated names, according to Deutsche Bank, as they all have a high positive correlation to U.S. bond yields.

The gap between the 10 - year French and German government bond yields has widened to a five - day high as political uncertainty returned to France.

The Fed's low interest rate policy has driven more and more money into bond funds as investors search for higher yields.

Bond yields rose to the highs of the day as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid out a case where the Fed could raise rates more than it has forecast.

Back then, bond yields were much, much higher, as were savings rates.

The U.S. Federal Reserve's gauge of inflation remains stubbornly below its 2 percent target, but U.S. 10 - year Treasury yields spiked to near four - year highs in January as a bond sell - off gathered steam.

At some point, investors who are conflating high - yielding consumer staples stocks with bonds or who are taking interest rate risk in long - dated Treasurys will see drawdowns as well.

The higher bond yields go, the more pension funds will buy as they look to lock in long - term income streams to meet their liabilities.

The yield on the BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond index rose from just over 6 percent at the end of May to 7.9 percent as of Novyield on the BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Bond index rose from just over 6 percent at the end of May to 7.9 percent as of NovYield Bond index rose from just over 6 percent at the end of May to 7.9 percent as of Nov. 17.

Exchange - traded funds that track high - yield bond indexes have been the beneficiaries of a cash surge in recent weeks as market participants figure the central bank probably won't raise rates in 2015, and it could be well into 2016 before anything happens.

Bond yields have swung higher this year as the Federal Reserve signaled a more hawkish turn on monetary policy.

In this regard, our surveillance has been closely monitoring for any signs of liquidity strains associated with the recent increases in spreads for high - yield corporate bonds, as well as for idiosyncratic events affecting particular funds in this segment, such as the events surrounding the abrupt closing of Third Avenue Management's Focused Credit Fund last December.

However, in the spring of 2013, high - yielding stocks, which were basically trading as bond alternatives, got crushed.

Bond yields set another round of multiyear highs — which could indicate inflation could emerge as a headwind.

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.

LONDON, April 30 - Government bond yields in the euro area nudged higher on Monday as focus turned to preliminary inflation data from Germany and Italy, two of the bloc's biggest economies.

High - yield bonds, aka junk bonds, as measured by iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) are down, too, though by a little yield bonds, aka junk bonds, as measured by iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) are down, too, though by a little Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) are down, too, though by a little less.

While it's better to invest than keep money under a mattress, buying risk free securities, such as guaranteed income certificates or low - yielding government bonds, could actually be riskier than purchasing higher returning products, says Ted Rechtshaffen, president and CEO of Toronto's TriDelta Financial Partners.

They have also increased the cost of new fixed - rate mortgages as yields on the bond market have moved higher.

Bond yields have been on an upward march this year as higher inflation expectations spurred predictions of a more hawkish Federal Reserve.

Bonds tumbled as upbeat consumer spending data lowered demand for U.S. debt, pushing the two - year note yield to its highest level since 2011.

Italian 10 - year bond yields fell 2.5 basis points (bps) to 1.754 percent while other euro zone yields were pushed higher by a sell - off in U.S. Treasuries and data suggesting the euro zone economy was not as weak as expected.

This high - yield, or junk, bond market has been getting a lot of attention lately as credit spreads have blown out.

The yield on the 30 - year Treasury bond was at 2.981 percent, after rising as high as 2.999.

Gold prices hovered near multi-week lows on Thursday as higher U.S. bond yields and a stronger dollar dampened interest in bullion.

yields will hit the highs on close end of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over weak shorts in the face of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack of wage growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations

The assumed discount rate utilized is based on a broad sample of Moody's high quality corporate bond yields as of the measurement date.

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