Sentences with phrase «lower bond issues»

Going forward, the sector should be supported by improving fundamentals and lower bond issues.

Going forward, the sector should be supported by improving fundamentals and lower bond issues.

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Russ Koesterich, BlackRock's chief investment strategist, recommended emerging market sovereign bonds because of the relatively low debt of the countries issuing them.

And corporations have spent the last decade issuing longer - term bonds to take advantage of low interest rates.

While U.S. savings bonds have lost popularity as a means of long - term savings due to the low interest rates they currently earn, some retirees have been holding on to bonds that were issued when rates were higher.

Plurimi's Armstrong was particularly skeptical about Tesla due to production issues surrounding the firm's vehicles and its bond pricesplummeting to their lowest levels since first being issued.

«Apple of course has huge amounts of cash, but... the cost of borrowing now is so unbelievably low that issuing long - term bonds... is actually a very smart thing,» Schwarzman said on CNBC.

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

These ETFs typically hold bonds issued by companies with lower credit ratings.

Future generations should help pay for them and that's why governments today should be issuing 10, 30, or even 50 year bonds at currently ridiculously low interest rates to finance needed infrastructure.

These investors may have to accept lower long - term returns, as many bonds — especially high - quality issues — generally don't offer returns as high as stocks over the long term.

The fund invests in bonds issued to finance «green» projects — primarily solar, wind, and low - carbon construction.

Entities in smaller markets typically issue foreign currency debt in offshore bond markets because they can issue larger, lower - rated and / or longer - maturity bonds than they can (at least at comparable prices) in their domestic market.

In a recent example, an oil and gas company issued a green bond aimed at funding projects focusing on energy efficiency and low emissions technologies.

Each month, Palhares and Richardson sorted corporate bonds into quintiles based on each liquidity measure and computed the return of a long / short portfolio that buys the least liquid bonds (i.e., smaller issue sizes, higher bid / ask spreads, lower trading volume, higher price impact or higher frequency of zero - trading days) and sells the most liquid bonds (i.e., larger issue sizes, smaller bid / ask spreads, higher trading volume, lower price impact or lower frequency of zero - trading days).

a municipal bond that is secured by an escrow fund; the escrow fund comes from the issuer floating a second bond issue and using the proceeds from that second bond issue to purchase government obligations, typically U.S. Treasuries, proceeds from the second bond issue create an escrow fund to mature at the first call date of the first bond issue to pre-refund that issue; bond issuers will typically do this during times of lower interest rates to lower their interest costs

Lower taxes would likely lead to larger deficits, which could require the Treasury to issue more debt, increasing the supply of government bonds on the market.

For instance — why would Apple (or these other multinationals) repatriate any cash rather than issue Aussie or Euro bonds which have lower long term rates.

Since rising interest rates means the bond's fixed rate is not competitive against newly issued bonds at higher market rates, then it stands to reason that longer - term bonds (those with longer to pay at the lower rate) are going to see their prices fall further than short - term bonds.

S&P ratings agency issued a statement reaffirming US Treasury bond AAA credit rating, but they issued a negative outlook which means there's a 1 in 3 chance of lowering the debt rating in the next 2 years.

Companies with excellent to low credit ratings issue investment - grade corporate bonds, which have lower interest rates because of the safety of the investment.

After reaching a year - to - date low Option Adjusted Spread (OAS) of 378 bps on May 8, the spread for the S&P U.S. Issued High Yield Corporate Bond Index reversed direction.

-- We think the Nordic public sector issuers» position paper is a very effective document for lowering the barriers to issue green bonds.

NOTE: High - yield bonds are subject to additional risks, such as increased risk of default and greater volatility, because of the lower credit quality of the issues.

They're taking advantage of low interest rates on euro - denominated issues after the European Central Bank's decision to start buying investment - grade corporate bonds in June — part of its economic stimulus program.

The bond issue lowered medium - term refinancing risks by reducing the amounts Cyprus needs to repay in 2019 and 2020.

High - yield bonds are issued by corporations with lower credit quality ratings.

If the bond included a «call provision,» the issuer can redeem it early, too — in order to issue new bonds at a lower interest rate, for example — but usually pays you a little more than the face value to do so.

The federal government would borrow on behalf of this Crown Corporation by issuing 30 - year bonds at historical low interest rates (around 2 %).

As there are issues with both money market funds and ultra-short term bond funds, we recommend that you chose a short - term or low - duration bond fund for this purpose.

Cons: The primary negative associated with investment grade floaters is that when issued they generally offer current yields that are significantly lower than a typical fixed rate bond of the same maturity offered by the same issuer.

Capital Markets Fixed Income Saudi Arabia has issued its first sovereign bonds since 2007 to help fund a widening budget deficit caused by continued spending amid low oil prices.

Pent - up demand following a shutdown for Hurricane Sandy combined with near - record - low interest rates to release a torrent of new corporate bond issues in early November.

Bonds issued with a Moody's rating pay meaningfully lower interest rates than those without a Moody's rating, and the price paid to Moody's is much lower than the interest savings the issuer realizes.

And by maintaining a light debt load and locking in low interest rates through long - term bond issues, management has prepared the business for higher interest rates quite well.

Financial records prove this; bonds issued, lower debt payments, restructure debt, stock price increase, yet not much funds available?

IMPROVING DEBT AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT • A maiden 15 - year domestic bond was issued to lengthen maturity profile of public debt; • The Domestic Debt re-profiling exercise which contributed to improving the debt mix and lowered domestic interest payments will be continued; and • The next phase of the liability management programme will include: o External debt re-profiling based on market conditions.

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.

During Tuesday's Town Board work session, Mr. Cushman recommended issuing bonds for the other $ 10 million this August to take advantage of a low interest rate.

With low net international reserves, a double digit fiscal deficit, double digit current account deficit, and double digit inflation, Ghana may have to pay a very high interest rate, possibly, a double digit interest rate, for any sovereign bond issued this year.

The authority uses its ability to issue tax - exempt bonds and leverage larger purchases from vendors to lower costs.

Standard & Poor's issued the bond rating as the County prepares to refinance various bonds originally issued in 2004 and 2006 for lower interest rates.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed tax hike on the wealthy would pay for both operating costs for new classrooms and for pre-kindergarten's infrastructure costs, and the bond issue could ultimately lower the total cost of the mayor's signature proposal.

The city's Industrial Development Agency issued $ 237 million in tax - exempt construction bonds to the owner, Bronx Parking Development, in 2007, but revenues have been far lower than expected since the stadium opened as fans have sought cheaper parking elsewhere or opted to take the train to games.

CPS Chief Administrative Officer Tim Cawley said he does not expect the new bond issue to lower the district's debt rating, which has already been downgraded once in the past two years.

«Since the PSF backing became available under 2013 legislation, credit - worthy charter school operators have been able to refund previously issued bonds with the state guarantee, dramatically lowering their borrowing costs.»

Lower Monthly Loan Payments Last year the U.S. Treasury Department granted states the authority to issue tax - exempt bonds to refinance student loans for residents or students attending college in their states and several have seized this opportunity.

The PSF Bond Guarantee Program was created by the Texas Legislature to enhance a public school's credit rating and thereby lower the interest rates on bonds issued by public schools.

Along with the senior bonds issued at loan closing, CTRMA issued $ 66 million of low interest BANs, which reached maturity in January 2008.

The graph below charts yield to worst of bonds in the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico General Obligation Index vs. the yield to worst of bonds in the S&P U.S. Issued CCC & Lower High Yield Corporate Bond Index.