As the bond markets have noticed, a few European countries have serious fiscal problems.
Improper public to private communication might seem trivial in an environment as open
as bond markets but the truth is that private actors are poorly informed and, in more cases than expected, react to media reports rather than information from the Spanish government or other official sources.
Photo Credit: Tulane Public Relations James Carville wants to be «reincarnated»
as the bond market, to scare everyone — boo!
In 1994 to early 1995, that illusion was destroyed
as the bond market was dragged to higher yields by the Fed plus mortgage bond managers who tried to limit their interest rate risks individually, leading to a more general crisis.
«They're only going to get bigger
as bond market liquidity worsens.»
I expect to see rates rise further in 2017
as the bond market responds to the economic growth and spending plan in the USA as it unfolds.
You could lose value
as bond markets adjust.
The bond market was so powerful (meaning rising or falling interest rates) that James Carville, Bill Clinton's advisor, once quipped he wanted to be reincarnated
as the bond market so «you can intimidate everyone».
Mortgage rates hit 7 year highs this week,
as the bond market continued to adjust to big - picture headwinds.
All of those experts are still waiting, though,
as the bond market once again confounded skeptics in 2012 — albeit posting far more modest gains than in previous years.
As the bond market falters, investors are seeking shelter in funds that aren't tied to indexes.
Germany, viewed
as a bond market safe haven, saw its bond market rally in contrast, with the S&P Germany Sovereign Bond Index tightening 8bps from Friday's close.
Owning bonds helps to diversify a portfolio,
as the bond market doesn't rise or fall alongside the stock market.
Politicians have forgotten that famous Clinton White House quote: «I'd like to come back
as the bond market.
As the bond market has absorbed the realities of today's economy — a growth rate in the 2 percent to 2.5 percent range and low - to - no inflation — bond prices have jumped and long - term interest rates have fallen.
And
as bond markets in Japan and Germany have demonstrated, fixed - income prices can keep going up past the point of rationality.
Not exact matches
Some in the
market have attributed the sharp
market swings seen during the downturns in October and December
as indicating structural problems with liquidity in the
market — and some fingers have been pointed at the proliferation of
bond funds.
The latter strategy, however, allows a business to develop a strong
bond with its clients and leverage that relationship
as a
marketing tool.
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.
Markets around the globe have been keeping a close eye on the U.S.
bond market as rising Treasury yields put investors on edge.
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.
Stock
markets were routed around the globe on Monday and
bond yields rose
as resurgent U.S. inflation raised the possibility central banks would tighten policy more aggressively than had been expected.
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.
Now what this road and the shipping lanes in the South China Sea, et cetera will do, is they will improve productivity and
as a result we will see better multiples and better opportunities in Chinese
markets and we're going to see more
bonds floated in
markets, not just in China, but in Europe and the US
as well.
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.
The Greek government seems ready to tap the
bond markets again
as early
as next week, a source close to the situation told CNBC on Tuesday, which would mark the first time since 2014 that the country has borrowed from the capital
markets.
Investors in the U.K.
bond market could see losses on their
bond portfolios
as the Bank of England continues to be behind the inflation curve, an investment officer told CNBC on Monday.
Although there may not be a
bond bubble, with investors starved for yield, Gundlach predicts a potential bubble could form in credit risk
as investors increase their leverage on riskier debt securities like junk
bonds and emerging
market debt.
Powell's comment was pointed to by
bond market strategists
as a reason for a sudden pop in
bond yields.
Global
bonds went on a wild rollercoaster ride last week, with the price swings being particularly abrupt in the U.S. and German
markets, which have long been viewed
as the safest and most liquid in the world.
Liew pointed to China
as a convergence play, noting it was the world's second - largest economy, with the third - largest
bond market.
Markets set a positive stage for the Fed's potentially historic turn as U.S. stock futures rose ahead of the market open on Wednesday and bond markets and the dollar were
Markets set a positive stage for the Fed's potentially historic turn
as U.S. stock futures rose ahead of the
market open on Wednesday and
bond markets and the dollar were
markets and the dollar were steady.
It's the total earnings - per - share the
market generates
as a percent of the
market's total value — a measure similar to the yield on
bonds, where the yield rises when
bond prices fall, and vice versa.
The
bond market sell - off since late last week stemmed from inflation worries caused by rising commodity prices and growing Treasury supply,
as well
as bets the Federal Reserve would further raise key borrowing costs, analysts said.
Amazon has been an infrequent issuer in the investment - grade
bond market, with only $ 7.8 billion of debt outstanding
as of June 30.
As interest rates rise, the prices of existing
bonds fall in order to make the yield of their fixed coupons competitive in the
market.
«The big challenge is that the level of computer power that one of these things needs is pretty high,» Wilcove says, adding that
as the
market evolves, he can imagine a communications app for far - flung business meetings «where you're all virtually sitting around the table in different locations with one of these headsets on, James
Bond - style.»
GIC invests in growth and defensive assets such
as emerging and developed
market equities, real estate, private equity and inflation - linked
bonds and is known to be a patient investor.
«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.
«Following the U.K. election, the relative risk investors saw in European
bonds came back and
as the situation in Greece develops, risks will hopefully unwind and
as we move into a certain environment, we can expect
bond markets to continue to normalize,» Thomas Buckingham, portfolio manager of the European Equity Group at JP Morgan Asset Management, told CNBC on Monday.
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.
Ciana refers specifically to the
bond market and gold
as key indicators that could suggest that the second quarter could be
as bumpy
as the first.
The Penn Wharton Budget Model predicts the added debt eventually would reduce economic growth,
as money that might have been spent on productive investment instead ends up in the
market for government
bonds.
As the Fed pares back
bond holdings, the U.S. government brings more to
market.
With
markets focusing on the weakness of demand, stocks fell in both Asia and Europe, while «safe - haven» investments such
as U.S. Treasury
bonds and gold surged again.
Fast forward to 2014, and the
markets don't look drastically different: Ben Bernanke steps down
as the Fed chief with quantitative easing — a
bond - purchasing policy established after the 2008 financial crisis — still in place.
As to whether so - called
bond vigilantes will get tired of waiting for the Fed, Rosenberg said, «The
bond markets can't overreact because they are waiting for a signal from the Fed.»
During a webcast presenting his 2017 outlook, Gundlach, the founder of DoubleLine Capital, said certain «second - tier» managers were focusing on 2.6 %
as an important level for the 10 - year Treasury yield — a threshold beyond which the bull
market in
bonds would end.
While
Bond King Bill Gross, founder of world's largest bond fund PIMCO, is going deep into California and New York munis, claiming the returns are still the best in the market despite the headline risk, even the discussion of bankruptcy as a bargaining chip has caused some to fear bond market hyste
Bond King Bill Gross, founder of world's largest
bond fund PIMCO, is going deep into California and New York munis, claiming the returns are still the best in the market despite the headline risk, even the discussion of bankruptcy as a bargaining chip has caused some to fear bond market hyste
bond fund PIMCO, is going deep into California and New York munis, claiming the returns are still the best in the
market despite the headline risk, even the discussion of bankruptcy
as a bargaining chip has caused some to fear
bond market hyste
bond market hysteria.