Sentences with phrase «local bond yields»

Asian investors are already rotating into equities, as local bond yields have dropped to new lows under the stampede of a yield - hungry horde.

The small net change in local bond yields since February is consistent with developments in the US over the same period.

Not exact matches

It puts 25 % into foreign stocks, 25 % into U.S. Treasuries, and 10 % each into commodities, emerging - market currency, bank loans, high - yield bonds, and 5 % each into TIPS and local - currency emerging - market debt.

debt obligations of the U.S. government that are issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the interest paid by Treasuries is exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, zero - coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions

Prices on the government's benchmark bonds due 2033 climbed to 117.6 cents on the dollar while yields on local - law bonds due 2017 declined to 6.38 percent.

Higher - yielding risk assets such as local emerging market (EM) bonds look relatively attractive.

Finally, we prefer hard - currency EM bonds — particularly high - yielding oil exporters such as Russia, Colombia and Kazakhstan — and short - duration local currency bonds in some countries.

Yet the currency is likely to remain weak as zero - anchored Japanese 10 - year bond yields encourage local investors to buy higher - yielding foreign bonds.

Australia's central bank signaled today it may resume cutting interest rates as soon as next month if weaker - than - forecast growth slows inflation, sending the local currency and bond yields lower.

In the EM local currency bond space, Colombia (10 - year yield -37 bp), South Africa -LRB--18 bp), and Ukraine -LRB--17 bp) have outperformed this week, while the Philippines (10 - year yield +27), Brazil (+20 bp), and Mexico (+4 bp) have underperformed.

There was some interest to buy MYR ahead of USD 3.92 by locals but continues to be overshadowed by the unwinding of foreign bond inventories, but this was more so prevalent when the UST 10 yield was above 3 %.

Currency impact can be managed by hedging local currencies back into U.S. dollar, allowing investors to potentially earn local market yields and take advantage of potential local bond price appreciation, with less currency fluctuations.

Ghana scooped all $ 221.4 million tendered for a three - year domestic dollar bond at a 6.25 percent yield on Thursday, boosting the government's plans to explore local funding sources, arrangers said.

Other investors may want to consider the iShares Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB), iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (CEMB), or iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (EMHY).

The third approach is to ignore government bond rates in the local currency entirely, either because you believe that they are not liquid enough to yield reliable numbers or because they contain default risk.

Japan is the largest accessible bond market in Asia (source: Barclays Multiverse Index as of 7/29/16), but the problem is the yields for many local bonds are negative.

Exhibit 1 lists the yield - to - worst of the ten local currency bond markets tracked by the S&P Pan Asia Bond Inbond markets tracked by the S&P Pan Asia Bond InBond Index.

Emerging market sovereign bonds that are issued in local currencies are supported by high real yields and improving credit quality.

Seeks to provide an exposure to high yield municipal bonds issued by U.S. states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and local governments or agencies

The S&P Municipal Yield Index is designed to measure the performance of high yield municipal bonds issued by U.S. states, The District of Columbia, U.S. territories and local governments or agencies, such that interest on the securities is exempt from regular federal income tax, but may be subject to the alternative minimum tax and to state and local income tYield Index is designed to measure the performance of high yield municipal bonds issued by U.S. states, The District of Columbia, U.S. territories and local governments or agencies, such that interest on the securities is exempt from regular federal income tax, but may be subject to the alternative minimum tax and to state and local income tyield municipal bonds issued by U.S. states, The District of Columbia, U.S. territories and local governments or agencies, such that interest on the securities is exempt from regular federal income tax, but may be subject to the alternative minimum tax and to state and local income taxes.

Class A shares with sales charges performance reflects the maximum 5.5 % sales charge, with the following exceptions: Class A shares of Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt, Hartford High Yield, Hartford Inflation Plus, Hartford Municipal Opportunities, Hartford Municipal Real Return, Hartford Strategic Income, Hartford Total Return Bond, Hartford World Bond, Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Debt and Currency, Hartford Schroders Tax - Aware Bond, Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Multi-Sector Bond and Hartford Schroders Global Strategic Bond reflect a maximum 4.5 % sales charge; Class A shares of Hartford Floating Rate and Hartford Floating Rate High Income reflect a maximum 3.0 % sales charge; Class A shares of Hartford Short Duration reflect a maximum 2.0 % sales charge.

Private sector bonds have a higher level of risk compared to government (federal, state, or local) bonds, but they do have better yields.

Global bonds can offer different yields and prices than U.S. bonds, depending on local interest rates and economic conditions.

Exhibit 3 shows the yield for 5 - and 10 - year nominal bonds went down 30 bps and 54 bps, respectively, but we can see positive returns in the local indices.

According to the Exploring Emerging Markets Debt article in the Journal of Indexes, most of the emerging market USD sovereign bond yields are influenced by the changes in the U.S. Treasury curve more than the local emerging market factors.

The iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF provides exposure to bond issues across several emerging markets — a riskier proposition on its face than investing in developed countries with better credit ratings, which helps explain the high yiBond ETF provides exposure to bond issues across several emerging markets — a riskier proposition on its face than investing in developed countries with better credit ratings, which helps explain the high yibond issues across several emerging markets — a riskier proposition on its face than investing in developed countries with better credit ratings, which helps explain the high yield.

The fiscal problems of state and local governments are well known, and the parlous state of municipal budgets has led to very high yield spreads on all tax - exempt bonds.

Long - term N.Y / N.J. Port Authority bonds currently yield close to 5 %, and they are free of both federal and state and local taxes in the states in which they operate.

«U.S. real - estate developers are joining the largest wave of local debt issuance on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange bond trading platform since 2007, capitalizing on yield - starved investors to obtain financing.»