Sentences with phrase «in bond rating»

For Berkshire, the regulation - driven moat that Moody's had in the bond rating business was a big attraction.

A change in bond rating may change the margin eligibility and / or maintenance requirement associated with a bond.

According to Councilman Hoehmann, «while the budget at first glance looks good, upon closer analysis budget gimmicks are used that only mask the problem and will result in a certain downgrade in our bond rating and other negative consequences unless we once and for all address the issue».

- March 14, 2014: As Orange County sees dip in bond rating, new County Executive Steve Neuhaus and legislative members propose new plan for selling Valley View to private buyer.

DiNapoli says Syracuse received good scores in part because of increases in its bond rating; service agreements with local not - for profit institutions; and the practice of paying off debt in time and in full.

Many of the sectors in question did well in 2016, in spite of the rise in bond rates.

There was no corresponding downward trend in bond rates, for example.

So, if the market sentiment decides it doesn't like a few factors, such as a decision to follow a divergent monetary policy, continued slow global economic growth, a world - wide aging population, and the swearing in of Donald Trump as the next American President, we could be see a rise in bond rates, which will absolutely start to increase fixed - rate mortgage rates.

So there are systematic differences and weaknesses in bond ratings, but the investors who own most of the bonds understand those foibles.

The practical floor in bond rates is fundamentally different given there are very few fools who will want to invest in zero or negative yields for the long term.

The fund may also invest up to 10 % of its net assets in bonds rated below investment grade (sometimes called junk bonds) or their unrated equivalents as determined by the investment adviser.

A rise in bond rates will begin to increase fixed - rate mortgage rates.

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.

«Rates for green bonds are expected to be in line with our current borrowing rates,» said Sousa's spokeswoman Susie HeRates for green bonds are expected to be in line with our current borrowing rates,» said Sousa's spokeswoman Susie Herates,» said Sousa's spokeswoman Susie Health.

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.

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.

The bond purchases, the third round of quantitative easing embarked upon by the Fed in the wake of the 2008 financial collapse and subsequent recession, have kept interest rates and bond yields low.

He shares the consensus view that the 30 - year bull market in bonds is now spent and recommends buying floating - rate notes issued by corporations that reset their coupon according to market rates every three or six months.

This «recent stream of defaults» pushed the default rate of junk - rated bonds in the US to 3.9 % for the trailing 12 - month period ended in March, up from 3.4 % in December.

In a client note on Thursday titled «Yanking down the yields,» the interest - rates strategist projected that bond yields would be much lower than the markets expected because central banks including the Federal Reserve were reluctant to raise interest rates.

Bond yields were mixed and credit spreads narrowed further: Weekly BAA commercial bond rates were not reported this week, presumably due to closures in the financial markBond yields were mixed and credit spreads narrowed further: Weekly BAA commercial bond rates were not reported this week, presumably due to closures in the financial markbond rates were not reported this week, presumably due to closures in the financial markets.

If you invest at all in stocks and bonds, even if you just have a 401 (k), this Fed rate hike will be important to you and your portfolio.

«The credit quality, this move up in interest rates, this loss of a four - decade uptrend in bonds, downtrend in yields, that's the source of the volatility which I think far surpasses these amazing developments technology has come across in the last couple of decades,» said Gordon.

Plus, in non-registered accounts, those dividends are taxed at a lower rate than bond interest.

When bond rates rise, which they have this year, these stocks tend to fall in price as fixed - income products, which are safer to begin with, become more attractive.

But longer term, rising rates will be bad for stocks; therefore, investors may want to evaluate their portfolios and move out of some equities and invest more in bonds, she said.

He told bond investors and currency traders that they were mistaken in their belief that Canada would track the United States, where the central bank has raised interest rates twice since December.

Beata Caranci, chief economist at TD Bank, doubts another rate hike in the U.S. would have much of an impact on bond yields in Canada.

This caused the default rate for broadcast & media junk bonds to spike to 20 %, from 3.7 %, and it caused the default rate for leveraged loans in the sector to spike to 16 %, according to Fitch Ratings, which added soothingly:

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.

As Poloz indicated in Toronto, if something went terribly wrong tomorrow, he could cut the benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point before trying something else, such as creating money to purchase bonds.

While investors will have to find stocks with higher yields, pay more for them and take on more risk in bonds, the biggest change in a permanently low - rate world is that people will need to set aside more of every paycheque if they want to keep the same goal for retirement income.

Specifically, there are concerns about what might happen should the tide turn in the bond markets when 30 years of falling interest rates reverses at a time when the Federal Reserve is preparing to tighten monetary policy by forcing rates higher.

But, what typically happens in this cycle, is interest rates start to accelerate, leading credit spreads — essentially the gap between how much more of a return bonds provide compared with US treasuries — to compress.

The so - called smart money is focused on currencies over bonds in anticipation of the Fed's long - awaited interest rate increase.

On Thursday, Argentina sold $ 7 billion in five - year and 10 - year dollar bonds in the international market at interest rates of 5.625 percent and 7 percent.

Bernanke noted that when the Fed launched its first round of bond buying in late 2008, the average rate on a 30 - year fixed - rate mortgage was a little above 6 percent.

And so what Marks is saying is that it does not matter if your portfolio holds a bunch of, say, «AAA» - rated corporate bonds and highly - rated government bonds like US Treasuries, which are, in theory, highly liquid assets.

Simply enter in your estimates for real GDP growth, GDP inflation, the 10 - year bond rate and your desired contingency reserve in the yellow cells, and the sheet will estimate the projected surplus or deficit for fiscal years 2015 - 16 through 2019 - 20.

And it also means that bond market traders believe we're likely to see at least a quarter point hike in interest rates by the middle of next year.

The move is a novel way for the San Mateo, Calif., company to finance the enormous cost of installing panels on thousands of roofs — a typical residential system costs $ 25,000 — while appealing to retail investors who are on the hunt for better rates of return than they can find in savings accounts and government bonds.

Bond yields were a little lower, reflecting the divergent paths for benchmark interest rates in the U.S. and Canada.

As interest rates rise, the prices of existing bonds fall in order to make the yield of their fixed coupons competitive in the market.

He has implemented a massive stimulus policy by cutting the central bank's benchmark interest rate to negative, keeping the 10 - year Japanese government bond yield near 0 percent in an effort to control the yield curve and stepping up the Bank of Japan's asset purchases.

Protect yourself from a market pullback — and rising interest rates — by investing in short duration bonds.

Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources says it will suffer a $ 25 million pre-tax charge to its profit as a result of the decline in the Australian government bond rate.

Those figures come in an atmosphere of low interest rates, which depress bond yields, and a relatively flat S&P 500 over the 12 months ending June.

If this all occurs while rates are rising, which of course means bond prices are moving in the opposite direction, we could surely see a very sloppy bond market over the next year or two.

However, if rates are about to head higher for an extended period of time, investors may want to consider shortening up the maturities in their bond portfolios.

Japan has already lost its AAA status, and Fitch Ratings recently warned it might downgrade the country's sovereign debt if it issued more than the planned ¥ 44 trillion in bonds next year.