The third reason to love
equities in rising rate environments is that on average for every 100 basis point increase, every single sector, size and style gains.
Not exact matches
A number of factors — such as
rising US interest
rates, the recurrence of big fluctuations
in global currencies, and the widening dispersion of
equity returns across sectors and regions — may have helped to create an increasingly conducive
environment for hedge - fund strategies, which have seen a positive turnaround
in performance
in recent quarters.
To learn more about the high dividend yield factor
in a
rising interest
rate environment, use the link below to download our paper, «Harvesting
Equity Yield».
The
rising interest -
rate environment appears likely to increase how much performance varies among
equities, as valuations are adjusted to reflect more accurately the differences
in companies» growth outlooks, cash flows and balance sheets.
While this is less upside than
equities have enjoyed
in falling
rate environments, and some of the
equity duration models result
in falling asset prices as the discount
rate rises, the reality is results can vary.
Typically, bonds are far safer
in terms of how much they can fall relative to
equities in your portfolio, even
in a
rising interest
rate environment.
In the current environment of rising interest rates, lower costs, and higher loan growth, we believe earnings and equity valuations for the banking sector should recover in earnes
In the current
environment of
rising interest
rates, lower costs, and higher loan growth, we believe earnings and
equity valuations for the banking sector should recover
in earnes
in earnest.
However,
in a
rising interest
rate environment, the lender would have to hedge to preserve the borrower's
equity.
25 SEP 2017 - Paul Russo, co-COO of the
Equities Franchise
in the Goldman Sachs Securities Division, explains how technological change and regulatory reform helped develop a growing class of institutional investors - systematic traders - and what a
rising interest
rate environment could mean for the
equity markets.