They have also increased the cost of new fixed - rate mortgages
as yields on the bond market have moved higher.
As the yields on these bonds change, the «shape» of the yield curve changes.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.
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):
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.
Sure enough, the
yield on a Canadian 10 - year
bond has risen in tandem with its U.S. counterpart since the start of the year, even
as Poloz has signaled caution ahead.
«If they do target aggressively the 2 percent inflation target, and undertake a significant amount of QE, that may have an impact
on underlying JGB (Japanese government
bond)
yields as investors become concerned over Japan's debt,» he said.
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.
French
bond yields widened their gap against German bunds
on Tuesday morning
as opinion polls showed increased uncertainty regarding who will become the next president of France.
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.
April 26 - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a strong open for the tech - heavy Nasdaq
on Thursday
as a slew of upbeat earnings from Facebook and Qualcomm helped set aside worries over rising U.S.
bond yields and corporate costs.
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 Nov
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 Nov
Yield Bond index rose from just over 6 percent at the end of May to 7.9 percent
as of Nov. 17.
The company's lone outstanding junk
bond, worth $ 1.8 billion and maturing in 2025, briefly dropped two points to
as low
as 85 cents
on the dollar for a
yield of around 8 percent
on Monday, according to MarketAxess data.
U.S. government
bond yields rose
on Tuesday,
as investors digested more economic data and an auction.
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.
Bond yields have swung higher this year
as the Federal Reserve signaled a more hawkish turn
on monetary policy.
NEW YORK, Feb 5 - The dollar rose against a basket of currencies
on Monday
as the U.S.
bond market selloff levelled off after the 10 - year
yield hit a four - year peak
on worries that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates faster to counter signs of wage pressure.
NEW YORK, Nov 28 - The Federal Reserve faces the challenge of standing by
as financial markets «correct»
as the central bank trims its asset holdings, U.S. hedge fund manager David Tepper said
on Tuesday, adding he was surprised the
bond -
yield curve was so flat.
Although it is fair to say that the recent uptick in volatility has in part reduced earlier concerns about prolonged low volatility and associated reach - for -
yield behavior, it has placed added focus
on the resilience of liquidity, particularly in markets, such
as the market for corporate
bonds, that may be prone to gapping between liquidity demand and supply in stressed conditions.
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.
Bond yields have been
on an upward march this year
as higher inflation expectations spurred predictions of a more hawkish Federal Reserve.
Indeed, Randell Moore, who survey's economists
as the editor of the Blue Economic Indicators, says the current consensus is for the
yield on the 10 - year Treasury
bond to rise to 3.25 % by the end of 2015.
The
yield on the 30 - year Treasury
bond was at 2.981 percent, after rising
as high
as 2.999.
On Monday, investors rushed into Treasuries as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average nosedived more than 4 percent - reversing a move on Friday when a spike in bond yields, which move inversely to prices, triggered an equity rou
On Monday, investors rushed into Treasuries
as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average nosedived more than 4 percent - reversing a move
on Friday when a spike in bond yields, which move inversely to prices, triggered an equity rou
on Friday when a spike in
bond yields, which move inversely to prices, triggered an equity rout.
Gold prices hovered near multi-week lows
on Thursday
as higher U.S.
bond yields and a stronger dollar dampened interest in bullion.
The
yield on a Treasury bill represents the return an investor will receive by holding the
bond to maturity, and should be monitored closely
as an indicator of the government debt situation.
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 percentage of return an investor receives based
on the amount invested or
on the current market value of holdings; it is expressed
as an annual percentage rate;
yield stated is the
yield to worst — the
yield if the worst possible
bond repayment takes place, reflecting the lower of the
yield to maturity or the
yield to call based
on the previous close
The assumed discount rate utilized is based
on a broad sample of Moody's high quality corporate
bond yields as of the measurement date.
That certainly was the market reaction this morning,
as the 10 - year
bond yield spiked
on the report, suggesting concerns about future inflation and a more aggressive rate - hike schedule at the Fed.
But
as investors bid up
bond prices, the
yields come down e.g. $ 10 dividend payment
on a $ 100
bond = 10 % dividend
yield, but if the
bond gets bid up to $ 200, the dividend
yield is only 5 %.
There is no doubt that, based
on pure, cold, logical data, stocks are the single best long - term performing asset class for disciplined investors who are not swayed by emotion, focus
on earnings and dividends, and never pay too much for a stock, often
as measured
on a conservative beginning earnings
yield relative to the Treasury
bond yield basis.
When savings account rates and
yields on government
bonds are low, gold suddenly becomes much more attractive to hold
as a store of value.
At the start of the sustained rise in equity prices, stock dividend
yields exceeded the
yields on Treasury
bonds and this was perceived
as normal, partly reflecting the searing experience of the Great Depression.
The earnings
yield on enormous blue - chip stocks such
as Wal - Mart, which had little chance to grow at historical rates due to sheer size, was a paltry 2.54 % compared to the 5.49 % you could get holding long - term Treasury
bonds.
China's
bond yields climbed, with the benchmark 10 - year
yield rising
as high
as 3.346 percent
on Friday from 3.233 percent
on Thursday.
Each fund has a stated objective, generally focusing
on a particular sector, such
as corporate or Treasury
bonds, or broad category, such
as investment grade or high
yield.
Whatever happens to rates from here it makes sense to reign in your expectations
as a
bond investor based
on today's low starting
yields.
Banks plunged
as bond yields continued to fall, which will mean lower interest rates
on loans.
Monti, however, was critical of German and other insistence
on austerity and surrender of control
as the price for assistance to countries struggling with unsustainable
bond yields.
(Eco-groups will supplement with what tools of persuasion they have
as well; just don't rely
on them for wisdom
on bond yields.)
Japanese shares hit a two - month closing high
on Tuesday with financials leading gains after U.S.
bond yields spiked to four - year highs and
as investors remained optimistic about upcoming earnings.
And even if the indicator was valid (counterfactually), the article asks readers to accept
as given that earnings are properly reported here, that they will grow by nearly 50 % over the coming year, and that investors are willing to key the long - term return they require from stocks to the
yield on 10 - year
bonds, which has been abnormally depressed in a flight to safety.
But cash isn't such a bad thing in a rising rate environment
as the
yield pick up rather quickly
on money market accounts or you can roll some of that over into higher
yielding short - term
bonds.
Other
bond funds focus
on a narrower mix of
bonds, such
as a short - term Treasury fund or a corporate high
yield fund.
Other
bond funds focus
on a narrower slice of the
bond market, such
as a short - term Treasury fund or a corporate high -
yield fund.