Sentences with phrase «bond prices high»

Demand from foreign investors helps keep bond prices high and rates low.

And more stimulus from the European Central Bank — which is helping U.K. bonds even though Britain is outside the European Union — should keep rates low and bond prices high across Europe for a while.

That is what has been forcing bond prices higher, and driving negative yields.

Rising rates push bond prices lower, while falling rates push bond prices higher.

Rising rates typically push bond prices lower, while falling rates push bond prices higher.

Rising rates push bond prices lower, while falling rates push bond prices higher.

With yield an ever - scarcer commodity, relatively high rates that U.S. bonds offer alongside a strong U.S. dollar are attracting global capital flows and pushing bond prices higher and yields lower.

This will cause the demand for higher - yielding bonds to increase, forcing bond prices higher.

Rising rates typically push bond prices lower, while falling rates push bond prices higher.

When considering these dynamics, keep in mind that bond prices and yields have an inverse relationship, so increased demand generally drives bond prices higher and yields lower, and vice versa.

Concern over a slowdown in inflation has recently pushed bond prices higher — and some bond yields sharply lower.

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...

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.

It is possible there is enough of a demand for «green» debt investments that the province can sell this debt for a higher price than it would get for non-green bonds, thereby reducing their borrowing costs.

Bond prices moved slightly higher and stocks waffled, after the Fed sounded slightly less «hawkish» than expected.

The bonds of iHeartMedia have long been in the basket of «distressed debt,» meaning their prices have fallen so far to where their yields are at least 10 percentage points higher than equivalent Treasury yields.

Bond prices were higher, stocks waffled and the dollar flip - flopped after the Fed's post-meeting statement failed to deliver the clarity markets were looking for on the course of rate hikes.

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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.

I noted a week ago that Bernanke had essentially eased monetary policy by spurring a loosening of financial conditions via higher stock prices, lower bond yields, tighter credit spreads, and a weakening of the U.S. dollar.

But the simple fact is she just doesn't know, because she doesn't know when the effect of a higher coupon has a more powerful effect on a bond's price than does a shorter term.

We also already know that the higher a bond's coupon rate, the less its price will be affected by interest rate swings.

«Hence, the fear of deflation driven by an acute oil price collapse receded, allowing bond yields to move higher,» he added.

Bond prices made a high for the year on Tuesday, and credit spreads are at year low's.

The yield on the benchmark 10 - year Treasury notes, which moves inversely to price, was higher at around 2.314 percent, while the yield on the 30 - year Treasury bond was also higher at 2.877 percent.

Historically speaking, when the economy has gotten stronger, the price of Treasury bonds go lower and the yield goes higher.

The yield on the benchmark 10 - year Treasury notes, which moves inversely to price, was higher around 2.398 percent, while the yield on the 30 - year Treasury bond held near 3.002 percent.

And with the Federal Reserve pushing its target interest rate higher, bond prices are likely to suffer.

With equity valuations at historic highs and government bonds barely eking out a return, junk bonds offer solid yields at a good price, he reasons.

Bond yields snapped higher, adding to their already steep gains, and federal funds derivatives showed market expectations are moving closer to pricing in a full three interest rate hikes by December.

Higher yields generally hurt stock prices by making bonds more appealing to investors.

Any chance a dealer had of selling bonds at a high price is pretty much gone.

Once again, with the economy improving and the Fed looking closer to raising interest rates, high yields and lower bond prices seem to be the obvious bet.

Bond prices fell, sending the yield on the U.S. 10 - year Treasury note to its highest level in four years, following newly released minutes from the U.S. Federal suggesting bullish sentiment among policy - makers and signalling more interest rate hikes ahead.

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

Rising inflation expectations in recent months have been reflected in U.K. government bond (gilt) prices with the yield on 10 - year gilts touching its highest level since April this year at 1.509 percent in Monday's session.

A higher bond yields = lower bond prices.

The market's price action since late January hasn't been inspiring, and with bond yields up, commodity prices higher and sharp price moves among equities, it might be time to break out the bear suit.

Instead of financing Social Security and Medicare out of progressive taxes levied on the highest income brackets — mainly the FIRE sector — the dream of privatizing these entitlement programs is to turn this tax surplus over to financial managers to bid up stock and bond prices, much as pension - fund capitalism did from the 1960s onward.

so now the issue is whether the bond market (or macro hedge funds) eased too much thinking the Fed would choke off liquidity and now is staring at still a weaker dollar and high commodity prices indicating an elevated level of excess liquidity.

The article makes the point that unlike most ETFs, high yield bond ETFs often trade at prices far from their fair value.

And, although higher yields result in declining bond prices, they can lead to higher income in the longer term.

Although this guy had painstakingly set up a bond ladder to take himself out of the equation, the market was tempting him with higher prices.

When rates rise, this is a huge plus for bond funds because they can continuously reinvest at higher rates, which offsets some of the sting you get from the price decline.

Second, with emerging market interest rates already high, further increases will be smaller, limiting the threat to the bond prices, which move inversely to rates.

For example, they could seek to buy resilient bonds that pay decent coupons with limited price downside while simultaneously shorting fixed - income securities that look vulnerable when interest rates and inflation expectations trend higher.

High yield / non-investment-grade bonds involve greater price volatility and risk of default than investment - grade bonds.

In the U.S., bond prices fell, sending yields higher.

a bond where no periodic interest payments are made; the investor purchases the bond at a discounted price and receives one payment at maturity that usually includes interest; they have higher price volatility than coupon bonds as a result of interest rate changes