Sentences with phrase «of bond market»

In the portion of the bond market that borrowers often use to fund large real estate transactions, sales of securities tied to such assets as hotel portfolios and individual office towers have tripled this year, with $ 16.7 billion sold, according to Morgan Stanley.

Both could have an impact on the supply side of the bond market, resulting in increased rates.

«Even then, the volume of capital flowing into the safety of the bond market will likely mute any impact the Fed has with a 25 basis point lift in the funds rate.

This is important not only because of the substantial shift in a relatively short period of time, but because it occurred within the investment grade portion of the bond market.

That is why «less than investment grade» or «junk bonds» are commonly called the «high yield» sector of the bond market.

While we are mindful of potential risks, this backdrop continues to bode well for riskier segments of the bond market such as corporate bonds, high yield, and emerging market debt.

This fund tracks an index of municipal bonds, a slice of the bond market that is highly coveted due to its tax features.

This ETF can be used in a number of different ways; it could have appeal as a tactical tool for establishing short term exposure to this segment of the bond market, and could also be useful as a longer - term core fixed income holding.

A bond trader would formally refer to this spread in terms of one hundreds of a percent or «80 basis points» (bps) or «beeps» in the jargon of the bond market.

Interestingly, their value is most obvious during times of bond market stress.

While this is an age - old debate, the currently fragile status of the bond market argues for a fresh look.

Being shut out of the bond market does not matter at that point.

The spreads of the bond market are at record levels since the last depression, and maybe comparable.

But, given the situation, in the short run, being shut out of the bond market isn't a problem.

The best representation of this bond market I could find was the iShares Barclays 7 - 10 Year Treasury ETF.

There have been a few articles recently on the underperformance of Pimco, and on the increasing concentration on the buy side of the bond market.

Even with nations that last so long, they can repudiate debts multiple times in their lives, though there is a cost — being shut out of the bond market for a time, until lenders forget.

Most bonds are negatively affected by rising interest - rates since bond prices fall when interest rates rise, but not all areas of the bond market are equally -LSB-...]

Pessimists have been calling the top of the bond market since 2011.

Typically, firms that have run into trouble and have seen their debt rating fall still have better credit prospects and debt repayment abilities than firms that are originally in the junk tier of the bond market.

Performance was positive in all sectors of the bond market in November with provincial bonds leading the way.

A brief hiccup in that segment of the bond market should not change your objectives; however, you might consider whether you are taking on too much risk in your fixed - income investments at a time when interest rates are beginning to rise.

So, isn't avoiding bonds right now essentially a form of bond market timing?

Performance was positive in all sectors of the bond market in October with investment grade corporates outperforming high yield bonds.

Performance was negative in all sectors of the bond market in September except for high yield corporates.

The size of the market is still quite small and rising investor interest over the last few years has caused many of the funds that dabble in this sub-sector of the bond market to close.

Thus, performance was negative in most sectors of the bond market in April.

Performance was positive in most sectors of the bond market in March.

As a result this segment of the bond market enjoys both a higher yield and overall better year - to - date performance than U.S. corporate bonds tracked in the S&P 500 Bond Index.

The investment grade U.S. corporate bond market tracked in the S&P 500 Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index has had a modest negative return of 0.29 % month - to - date so Apple bonds appear to be moving in line with the rest of the bond market.

The long end of the bond market continues to enjoy double digit returns.

Now, to flesh out the changes, I looked at the total returns on 15 major ETFs in different sectors of the bond market.

When I came on the scene in 2001 as a corporate bond manager, there were several areas of the bond market that had a lot of issuance: autos and telecommunications.

It is the controversies and legal cases of the bond market that have had the most impact on how the market behaves today, and that is how the book covers its topics.

The fund, we suggested, was designed to answer the question, «where should investors who are horrified by the prospects of the bond market but are already sufficiently exposed to the stock market turn for stable, credible returns?»

Now the U.S. economy and jobs are recovering, albeit slowly, while housing has turned up and the government was talking about tapering its support of the bond market.

Almost every investment option that earns over 5 % does not have a guaranteed return — they're usually based on the fluctuations of the bond market, the stock market, the real estate market, or so on.

If so, you may need some help cutting through the fog of bond market pricing and trading.

Sector selection seems to be a major component of bond market returns in 2016.

While the market may have already adjusted for this, with the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico Index tracking over $ 73billion of bonds by par value, it is after all a significant portion of the bond market.

The performance of the bond market — specifically mortgage - backed securities (MBS)-- helps set mortgage rates.

With a total return of nearly 15 % year to date, however, this historically «risky» segment of the bond market may be overbought as spreads on their yields narrow.

When the Fed starts fighting inflation properly, which will be worse than in the 1970s and won't happen until next year, the bulk of the bond market collapse will be evident.

Interest rates have been rising since May and this has affected all areas of the bond market, but in many cases, bond ETFs were hit harder than bond funds.

Most segments of the bond market finished in positive territory in the fourth quarter.

Most of the current problems exist in exotic parts of the bond market; average retail investors don't have much exposure to the problems there, but only less - experienced institutional investors.

For those who wonder why there is so much interest in the Fed and a possible turn in interest rates, the last chart of the 10 year Treasury note yield is a capsule history of the bond market since the 1960s.

Some ETFs will track performances of the bond market, the total stock market and much more.

An investment manager will form an opinion on the valuation of a specific sector of the bond market, based on fundamental credit factors, technical factors (such as supply and demand), and relative valuations compared to historical norms within that sector.

This results from the higher allocation to fixed income near retirement, which may mean being more heavily exposed to the most overvalued sectors of the bond market, like U.S. Treasuries, at the same time that stability of retirement balances becomes most important to meet ongoing living expenses.