Sentences with phrase «favorable bond rating»

The favorable bond rating enabled the school board to raise billions of dollars to finance the first citywide capital improvement project in decades.

The favorable bond rating will enable the town to earn low interest rates on its debt, saving money.

Not exact matches

Although last year was favorable for developing countries, investors remember the painful «taper tantrum» that ensued several years ago, when the Fed signaled it would begin pulling back on its massive bond purchases that kept rates low while injecting liquidity in markets.

Investments in companies engaged in mergers, reorganizations or liquidations involve special risks as pending deals may not be completed on time or on favorable terms, as well as lower - rated bonds, which entail higher credit risk.

Typically an issuer will call a bond when interest rates fall, potentially leaving investors with a capital loss or loss in income and less favorable reinvestment options.

Typically an issuer will call a bond when interest rates fall, potentially leaving investors with capital losses or losses in income and less favorable reinvestment options.

Legg Mason plans to close a deal this month to restructure $ 650 million in debt, a move designed to lock in favorable interest rates for the long term while taking advantage of the market's sustained appetite for corporate bonds.

During a meeting last month, board members agreed to restructure the bonds by mid-June if they can get a favorable, though unspecified, interest rate.

We have: • normalized the domestic yield curve • issued the country's maiden 15 - year bond in April 2017 • improved external balances, driven by higher export earnings and lower imports • improved gross international reserves to US$ 7.2 billion, equivalent to 4.1 months of imports cover • improved primarybalanceto0.3 percent surplus in September 2017 against a deficit of 1.6 percent in September 2016 • received positive sovereign rating reviews from international ratings Agencies: Fitch, B / stable; Standard & Poor, B - / positive • successfully completed the 4th IMF / ECF program review, and • achieved positive developments in the oil & gas sector — favorable ITLOS ruling, and Sankofa producing 1st oil three months ahead of schedule.

The state may subsidize bond financing by supplementing local tax revenue for debt service and may also guarantee bonded debt with state assets, which can help schools qualify for more favorable rates.

While this might not seem like a crazy boost from the 2.96 % yield of the fixed income ETF that I just discussed, it's larger than it seems because dividends are taxed at a favorable rate compared to the interest income generated by bonds.

An examination of the historical performance of fixed income in the periods during and immediately following a rate rise has revealed a potentially more favorable outlook for investors who were committed to the long - term role that bonds typically play in a portfolio.

Dividends are generally taxed at a more favorable rate than bond interest, plus — and this is the biggest selling point — healthy companies tend to raise their dividends over time.

The fund may also invest in companies engaged in mergers, reorganizations or liquidations, which involve special risks as pending deals may not be completed on time or on favorable terms, as well as lower - rated bonds, which entail higher credit risk.

The only way to get a more favorable price in this scenario is to wait for interest rates to go down, which causes the bond to go back up in price.

The new administration has signaled policies such as tax cuts, increased Treasury issuance and reduced regulation that many investors believe could result in higher interest rates, higher inflation and a favorable environment for corporate bonds.

In general, the higher the bond rating, the more favorable the terms will be for the bond issuer.

For bonds, only a small part, if any, of longer duration fixed income yields are in the form of capital gains, which could be subject to more favorable long term capital gains tax rates.

A person might purchase longer term bonds as a retirement investment, with a more favorable rate, assuming the economy is experiencing a normal yield curve during this time.

Callable bonds are obviously favorable to the municipality and detrimental to investors in periods of falling interest rates.

At the same time, the prospect of continued low interest rates means less favorable yield on government bonds and fixed income products, making higher yielding investments backed by commercial real estate all the more attractive.