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The threat of a trade war would also freak out the overseas investors we count on to buy our government bonds, and keep our interest rates at super-low levels.

Only two years ago they were rating AAA all the toxic bonds that created the crisis,» said Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, adding that the downgrade was executed «not because of what Greece is doing but because of the decisions being taken by the EU that are not considered as going far enough.»

The new bonds would capitalize on the province's ability to raise funds at low interest rates, said Finance Minister Charles Sousa.

The European Central Bank on December 3 dropped one of its main policy rates to negative 0.3 % from negative 0.2 % and said it would extend its bond - buying program, under which it creates euros to purchase debt, to at least March 2017.

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters)- The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will flag more interest rate hikes this week.

He says that if you can get only a 2 % return on bonds — rates we're seeing today — and 5.5 % yields on blue - chip stocks like BCE, it makes sense to overweight stocks, no matter what your age.

That data raised a fresh round of questions about how the Federal Reserve will proceed on further cutting back on its massive monthly bond purchases, which have kept long - term rates low and encouraged a strong rally on equity markets.

Fill the bulk of your portfolio with a combination of high - rated bonds (weighted toward corporate, rather than government, debt) and high - quality, dividend - paying equities, and you likely won't take a hit.

«Rates for green bonds are expected to be in line with our current borrowing rates,» said Sousa's spokeswoman Susie HeRates for green bonds are expected to be in line with our current borrowing rates,» said Sousa's spokeswoman Susie Herates,» said Sousa's spokeswoman Susie Health.

If interest rates rise and push that risk - free rate of return higher, then those dividend stocks and high - yield bonds are vulnerable.

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.

NEW YORK, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

The bond purchases, the third round of quantitative easing embarked upon by the Fed in the wake of the 2008 financial collapse and subsequent recession, have kept interest rates and bond yields low.

Institutional investors (such as pension funds) routinely insist on holding only highly - rated securities, so a downgrade can force them to sell that issuer's bonds.

He shares the consensus view that the 30 - year bull market in bonds is now spent and recommends buying floating - rate notes issued by corporations that reset their coupon according to market rates every three or six months.

Ultimately these green bonds will only truly be successful if they allow the province to finance transit projects at a lower interest rate than would otherwise be the case.

For one thing, those 10 - year Canada bonds are yielding just 1.14 % and could lose value should interest rates rebound from their recent lows, as many market - watchers expect.

That relationship has played out this year — as interest rates have risen since January, the HYG high yield corporate bond ETF has come under pressure.

That means that losers will be investors who bought 30 - year, fixed - rate bonds, because those values will go down.

This «recent stream of defaults» pushed the default rate of junk - rated bonds in the US to 3.9 % for the trailing 12 - month period ended in March, up from 3.4 % in December.

In a client note on Thursday titled «Yanking down the yields,» the interest - rates strategist projected that bond yields would be much lower than the markets expected because central banks including the Federal Reserve were reluctant to raise interest rates.

For example, interest - rate - sensitive income stocks and bonds tend to do well coming out of the trough, and more cyclical companies excel later on as the recovery gains steam.

As the business sector accumulates more surplus cash, it has the effect of driving down interest rates because there's less demand for corporate bonds and other forms of business lending.

Bond yields were mixed and credit spreads narrowed further: Weekly BAA commercial bond rates were not reported this week, presumably due to closures in the financial markBond yields were mixed and credit spreads narrowed further: Weekly BAA commercial bond rates were not reported this week, presumably due to closures in the financial markbond rates were not reported this week, presumably due to closures in the financial markets.

If you invest at all in stocks and bonds, even if you just have a 401 (k), this Fed rate hike will be important to you and your portfolio.

Once the Fed begins raising rates, this could affect longer - dated bonds.

«The credit quality, this move up in interest rates, this loss of a four - decade uptrend in bonds, downtrend in yields, that's the source of the volatility which I think far surpasses these amazing developments technology has come across in the last couple of decades,» said Gordon.

Plus, in non-registered accounts, those dividends are taxed at a lower rate than bond interest.

When rates go up, some of that money will tend to flow back into bonds and away from the stock market, so investors need to pay close attention to this, said McClanahan.

When bond rates rise, which they have this year, these stocks tend to fall in price as fixed - income products, which are safer to begin with, become more attractive.

It influences interest rates around the world and affects everything from bond and stock prices to currencies to mortgage and car loans.

But longer term, rising rates will be bad for stocks; therefore, investors may want to evaluate their portfolios and move out of some equities and invest more in bonds, she said.

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.

He told bond investors and currency traders that they were mistaken in their belief that Canada would track the United States, where the central bank has raised interest rates twice since December.

Several bond market pros who had expected four rate hikes said the statement did not change their view.

When rates rise, as they have done, so - called bond proxies such as consumer staples typically fall.

(Bond yields move inversely with bond prices, and rising yields tend to signal expectations of higher growth and inflation ahead and, therefore, higher interest ratBond yields move inversely with bond prices, and rising yields tend to signal expectations of higher growth and inflation ahead and, therefore, higher interest ratbond prices, and rising yields tend to signal expectations of higher growth and inflation ahead and, therefore, higher interest rates.)

Beata Caranci, chief economist at TD Bank, doubts another rate hike in the U.S. would have much of an impact on bond yields in Canada.

Typically, higher interest rates make existing bonds less attractive to buyers, since they can get new notes at loftier yields.

This caused the default rate for broadcast & media junk bonds to spike to 20 %, from 3.7 %, and it caused the default rate for leveraged loans in the sector to spike to 16 %, according to Fitch Ratings, which added soothingly:

They get preoccupied with all sorts of things — elections, central bank policies, the weather — but nothing has dominated investor thinking as much lately as bond rates and income stocks.

Also, as bond rates rise, some of the money that migrated over from the bond market in search of higher yields will return to the safety of fixed income.

As Poloz indicated in Toronto, if something went terribly wrong tomorrow, he could cut the benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point before trying something else, such as creating money to purchase bonds.

Many of the sectors in question did well in 2016, in spite of the rise in bond rates.

For the past seven years, low rates have made bonds relatively unattractive, and the stock market comparatively more attractive.

With the Fed likely to signal more rate hikes, Sit Investment Associates» Bryce Doty foresees bumps ahead for bonds.

While investors will have to find stocks with higher yields, pay more for them and take on more risk in bonds, the biggest change in a permanently low - rate world is that people will need to set aside more of every paycheque if they want to keep the same goal for retirement income.

The low interest rates that the Federal Reserve relied on to kick - start the economy, meanwhile, fed this same dynamic, making it easier for fast - growing companies to borrow money to grow further — and making bond interest look unattractive compared with stock dividends.

The reason average Americans should care about the «taper» is that higher interest rates on bonds also means higher interest rates on things like mortgages.