Sentences with phrase «on bond markets for»

The benefit for the bond market in the fiscal improvement is clearly illustrated by the fact that, in the current fiscal year, the Government's net call on the bond market for new funds has been only about $ 4 billion, compared with $ 14 billion two years earlier.

Not exact matches

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.

The answer is straightforward: The Bank of Japan can buy government bonds on the open market, paying for them with either currency or deposits at the Bank of Japan, what economists call high - powered money.

Bond prices were higher, stocks waffled and the dollar flip - flopped after the Fed's post-meeting statement failed to deliver the clarity markets were looking for on the course of rate hikes.

Although there may not be a bond bubble, with investors starved for yield, Gundlach predicts a potential bubble could form in credit risk as investors increase their leverage on riskier debt securities like junk bonds and emerging market debt.

Still, combine the indications of the short - term bond market with today's 5 % GDP news and you get the sense that stock traders betting on low interest rates for longer periods of time may soon have to bail out.

Markets set a positive stage for the Fed's potentially historic turn as U.S. stock futures rose ahead of the market open on Wednesday and bond markets and the dollar were Markets set a positive stage for the Fed's potentially historic turn as U.S. stock futures rose ahead of the market open on Wednesday and bond markets and the dollar were markets and the dollar were steady.

(Repeats to additional subscribers) NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters)- The U.S. benchmark 10 - year Treasury yield topped 3 percent for the first time in more than four years on Tuesday, a milestone that reflects the durability of the U.S. economic expansion and stokes the view the three - decade - old bull market in bonds is numbered.

«The big challenge is that the level of computer power that one of these things needs is pretty high,» Wilcove says, adding that as the market evolves, he can imagine a communications app for far - flung business meetings «where you're all virtually sitting around the table in different locations with one of these headsets on, James Bond - style.»

Tighter regulation on bond markets has crimped appetite for bonds in the region, he said, noting that subscriptions for three government bonds issued at the end of last year lagged expectations.

Moreover, the bond market braced for potentially hawkish language from the Federal Reserve, which will begin its two - day policy meeting on Tuesday.

Two are focused on high - yield, or junk, bonds, according to ETF.com, despite repeated warnings on Wall Street that the segment of the market is headed for the rocks.

The Penn Wharton Budget Model predicts the added debt eventually would reduce economic growth, as money that might have been spent on productive investment instead ends up in the market for government bonds.

Moody's has today also placed Spain's Baa3 government bond rating on review for possible further downgrade in order to assess the implications of several factors on the Spanish government's ability to continue to fund its borrowing requirements in the private debt markets.

During a webcast presenting his 2017 outlook, Gundlach, the founder of DoubleLine Capital, said certain «second - tier» managers were focusing on 2.6 % as an important level for the 10 - year Treasury yield — a threshold beyond which the bull market in bonds would end.

Although it is fair to say that the recent uptick in volatility has in part reduced earlier concerns about prolonged low volatility and associated reach - for - yield behavior, it has placed added focus on the resilience of liquidity, particularly in markets, such as the market for corporate bonds, that may be prone to gapping between liquidity demand and supply in stressed conditions.

More from The New York Times: For Bond Investors, Low Expectations in a Low - Yield World Emerging Market Bonds Are on a Roll.

And that has made it easy to forget that the bond market has been enjoying a bull market of its own — one that has been going on for more than three decades.

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Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal, published a fascinating story on the market for corporate bonds that comply with the standards of Islamic law.

Daniel Hanson, an analyst for Height Securities, told Morning Consult that the current default likely won't have a major effect on the municipal bond market because its effects were already «priced in» ahead of time.

His comments suggest the ECB remains confident that inflation is finally on an upward trend, supporting market expectations for the bank to finally end its bond purchase programme this year, satisfied that inflation will eventually hit its nearly 2 percent target.

But amid the optimism, some investors also have an eye on potential causes for concern, including the end of the bull run for bonds and persistent low volatility in markets.

Markets around the globe are keeping a close eye on the U.S. bond market after the yield on the 10 - year Treasury note topped 3 percent on Tuesday for the first time in several years.

By historical standards, this implies sustained double - digit losses on bond holdings, subpar growth in developed markets, and balance sheet risks for banking systems with a large home bias.

One reason for looking at junk bonds is that the firms that issue junk bonds are closer on the risk continuum to a large mass of firms that are too small and too weak to issue bonds at all, and that rely on banks or the informal capital market for funds.

Liquidity risk The vast majority of municipal bonds are not traded on a regular basis; therefore, the market for a specific municipal bond may not be particularly liquid.

yields will hit the highs on close end of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over weak shorts in the face of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack of wage growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations

Market discount arises when a bond is purchased on the secondary market for a price that is less than its stated redemption Market discount arises when a bond is purchased on the secondary market for a price that is less than its stated redemption market for a price that is less than its stated redemption price.

Which all goes back to my point — since companies change in a lot of unpredictable ways, it makes more sense for passive income to just ride the market by investing in a Total Domestic Stock Market, Total Bond Market, and Total International index funds, with allocations that depend on your goals and time homarket by investing in a Total Domestic Stock Market, Total Bond Market, and Total International index funds, with allocations that depend on your goals and time hoMarket, Total Bond Market, and Total International index funds, with allocations that depend on your goals and time hoMarket, and Total International index funds, with allocations that depend on your goals and time horizon.

For these reasons, this article focuses on the causal uncertainty surrounding the October 2014 U.S. Treasury Bond Flash Crash, and in particular on the unresolved concern that «no clear link has been identified between the [start of the U.S. Treasury Bond Flash Crash at 9:33] and open of the U.S. equity market at 9:30 ET» [1].

Interest rate risk is simply the fact that bonds fluctuate in the price the market is willing to pay for them based on changes in interest rates.

Nickel set for biggest weekly increase since April 2009 Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches record on Thursday Gold heading for worst week in a month Largest increase in 30 - year Treasury yields since 2009 Italian bonds are poised for worst three - week selloff since 2011 Emerging - market stocks set for biggest three - day slide since August 2015 Mexico's peso plunges 12 percent in three daysCommodities

All markets will continue to focus on the volatility in the equity and bond markets, geopolitical events, developments with the Trump Administration, corporate earnings, oil prices, and will turn to this afternoon's FOMC Meeting Statement followed by reports tomorrow on UK PMI, Eurozone PPI, CPI, US Challenger Job Cuts, Productivity, Unit Labor Costs, Jobless Claims, Trade Balance, Markit Services PMI, ISM Services, Durable Goods and Factory Orders for near term direction.

Only with bonds it's even harder to create a diversified portfolio using individual bonds on your own unless you (a) have a large amount of capital (typically bonds are sold in lots of $ 10,000 or $ 100,000) and (b) know how to trade bonds on the open market (transaction costs can be larger for bonds than stocks because of the spreads and lack of liquidity).

Looking forward, even if you assume bond yields settle down, probably somewhere in last fall's range of 2.2 % to 2.6 % for the 10 - year Treasury note, this moderate year - to - date rise is still likely to inflict significant damage on parts of the market.

I plan: 5 % — swing for the fences 10 % — save for big blue chip bargain buys that pop up throughout the year 10 % — VNQ, other than our primary residence, I have no exposure to RE, so this should help with that 15 % — VXUS, international index exposure 60 % — VTI, total stock market index (as I get older, I will be also adding BND or a bond fund, but at 32, I'm working on building equities!)

These steps include: efforts to simplify prospectus requirements for retail vanilla bonds and ease the personal liability of company directors; improving market transparency through the RBA's publication of new measures of corporate bond yields; the lengthening of the government bond curve; and the listing of certain fixed - income securities on the Australian Securities Exchange.

All markets will continue to focus on the volatility in the equity and bond markets, geopolitical events, developments with the Trump Administration, corporate earnings, oil prices, and will turn to reports tomorrow on Japanese PMI, UK PMI, US Vehicle Sales, Markit Manufacturing PMI, Construction Spending and ISM Manufacturing for near term guidance.

Viewpoints checked in with Julian Potenza, co-manager of Fidelity Short - Term Bond Fund, for his take on opportunities in this shifting bond - market landscBond Fund, for his take on opportunities in this shifting bond - market landscbond - market landscape.

As a result, many investors who are looking for better returns have given up on bonds and piled into the equities market, since many are still soured on real estate as an investment vehicle.

All markets will continue to focus on the volatility in the equity and bond markets, geopolitical events, developments with the Trump Administration, corporate earnings, oil prices, and will turn to reports tomorrow on Japan's Leading Index and Machine Tool Orders, German IFO, US Case - Shiller Home Price Index, New Home Sales, Richmond Fed and Consumer Confidence for near term guidance.

Bloomberg reported Thursday that after Draghi's bold words about protecting the euro last week, markets expect him to deliver some sort of drastic action to do so and to relieve pressure on bond yields, which have climbed steadily higher for Spain and Italy.

Assuming that rising prices would follow hard on the heels of a jobs boom, both the Fed and the Bank of England ended stimulative bond - buying programmes and prepped markets for looming rate rises.

If you buy a bond for less than face value on the secondary market (known as a market discount) and you either hold it until maturity or sell it at a profit, that gain will be subject to federal and state taxes.

The rates that have responded most significantly to lower borrowing costs are short - term loans for financial speculation, above all for derivatives and related buying or selling of stocks and bonds on margin — enormous gambles on which way the dollar, the stock market and interest rates may go.

David Kotok, chairman at Cumberland Advisors, discusses Puerto Rico defaulting on two bond payments and what it means for the bond market and the country.

Our emphasis on quality and balance should continue to set us up for success in an increasingly volatile municipal bond market going forward.

David Kotok, chairman at Cumberland Advisors, discusses the Fed's policy path next year, the impact of the rate hikes on the bond market and his outlook for 2016.

Junk - bond ETFs rallied on Wednesday, as markets breathed relief that the «fiscal cliff» is no longer a concern and as a result, bond yields are under 6 percent for the first time ever, and junk ETF share prices hit levels not seen in years in some cases, according to an article on ETF Trends.