That may require me to hold it a bit longer than I'd like, but I think there is a lot of noise for the financial sector based on the
uncertainty in the interest rate environment as well as the ongoing presidential election.
But he sees a handful of compelling opportunities in the Australian market heading into 2016 in the form of over-valued stocks and those vulnerable to a step
change in the interest rate environment.
A change
in the interest rate environment will require a fundamental shift in mind - set from the clients of Brazil's private banks — are they ready for it and where should they look for returns?
With current interest rates so low, an increase in interest rates to 2011 levels would mean a dramatic change
in the interest rate environment and a corresponding dramatic effect on bond prices, resulting in a «plunge» in bond prices.
Although the practice of hedging against currency exchange rate changes utilized by the Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund and Tweedy, Browne Value Fund reduces the risk of loss I - 6 from exchange rate movements, it also reduces the ability of the Funds to gain from favorable exchange rate movements when the U.S. dollar declines against the currencies in which the Funds» investments are denominated and
in some interest rate environments may impose out - of - pocket costs on the Funds.
In this interest rate environment, investors might be better served looking at the near - zero rate of return in cash or possibly utilizing ultra-short maturity ETFs, even though the latter should not be viewed as a cash alternative.
Since the late 1970s, changes
in the interest rate environment have become the greatest single determinant of bond returns, and managing interest rate risk has become the most critical variable in the management of bond portfolios.
One of these factors is the public REITs» cost of capital, which had risen earlier in 2016, improved midway through the year and then increased again in large measure as a result of actual or perceived changes
in the interest rate environment.