Sentences with phrase «rise in bond prices»

The stars aligned in spectacular fashion for the municipal bond market in 2014: Low supply amid solid demand, improving fiscal conditions among state and local issuers, and a broad drop in interest rates (and rise in bond prices) helped make munis one of the top - performing fixed income asset classes of the year.

Here's why: Most corrections in stocks are accompanied by a rise in bond prices (and a decline in yields) as investors take risk off the table and seek greater safety.

Not exact matches

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.

LONDON, May 1 - 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. May Day holidays across Asia and Europe meant trading was thinner than usual, though there was more than enough news flow to keep those...

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.

As oil prices have fallen, defaults in the sector have risen — about a quarter of all corporate bond defaults in 2015 were energy related, according to Moody's — and that's made traders even more reluctant to buy.

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.

Bond yields move inversely to prices; as a bond's yield declines, its price rises, offering investors the opportunity for capital returns in addition to the coupon paymeBond yields move inversely to prices; as a bond's yield declines, its price rises, offering investors the opportunity for capital returns in addition to the coupon paymebond's yield declines, its price rises, offering investors the opportunity for capital returns in addition to the coupon payments.

As interest rates rise, the prices of existing bonds fall in order to make the yield of their fixed coupons competitive in the market.

If this all occurs while rates are rising, which of course means bond prices are moving in the opposite direction, we could surely see a very sloppy bond market over the next year or two.

The drop in bond prices — and accompanying rise in bond yields — may not be here to stay, says Jeff Rosenberg.

The rise in bond yields, which investors fear could hurt equities, has been partly fuelled by the spike in crude oil prices, which on Tuesday crossed $ 75, boosting energy shares.

And not just as a counterweight to more volatile equities — the steady decline in interest rates since the 1980s caused bond prices to rise, giving their holders» RRSPs a nice tailwind.

As a result, bonds, which rise in price when yields drop, had a very good year in 2014.

This increase in bond ownership can push prices up, and further depress long - term yields, which fall as prices rise.

Rising inflation expectations in recent months have been reflected in U.K. government bond (gilt) prices with the yield on 10 - year gilts touching its highest level since April this year at 1.509 percent in Monday's session.

For instance, in 1987 the rise in interest rates caused the price of the Vanguard Total Bond fund to plummet by a whopping -7.6 percent.

If interest rates rise, market prices of existing bonds will typically decline, despite the lack of change in both the coupon rate and maturity.

Thus, as prices of bonds in an investment portfolio adjust to a rise in interest rates, the value of the portfolio may decline.

Therefore, if rates rise, investors in the bond funds and ETFs will experience price declines commensurate with the funds» durations.

As the price of bonds in a fund adjusts to a rise in interest rates, the fund's share price may decline.

Thus, as the prices of bonds in an investment portfolio adjust to a rise in interest rates, the value of the portfolio may decline.

The fact that the bond market retreated during the first week of the year on «old» news and in the second week on very little new economic news, though Wednesday saw softer JOLTS (where job openings slid to a six - month low) and Import Price data barely rising at all, is revealing.

At the start of the sustained rise in equity prices, stock dividend yields exceeded the yields on Treasury bonds and this was perceived as normal, partly reflecting the searing experience of the Great Depression.

Duration is a measure that helps estimate the amount the price of a bond will rise or fall in response to changes in interest rates.

Stock prices have plummeted, risks premiums are rising in bond markets, and exchange rates are becoming misaligned.

Therefore, a general rise in interest rates can result in the decline in the bond's price.

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An alternative definition of a Bubble Economy therefore focuses on asset - price inflation — rising stock market, bond market and real estate prices in the face of an economy - wide debt deflation.

Fixed Income — When investing in bonds and interest rate - sensitive securities, it is important to note that as interest rates rise, bond prices will fall.

With respect to individual bonds, for example, a duration of 4 years indicates that the price of a bond will rise / fall by approximately 4 % if rates in general fall / rise by 1 %.

Thus, as prices of bonds in an investment portfolio adjust to a rise in interest rates, the value of a portfolio may decline.

In addition, Treasury bond prices have been rising over the past few weeks.

As with all bonds, a rise in interest rates causes prices of bonds and bond funds to decline.

Market technician Larry Williams has a name for a market in which bond prices drop and stock prices rise, creating a wide gap.

The overall allocation to bonds was steady at 40.8 percent, with several managers saying inflation - linked bonds offered good value, especially considering the recent rise in oil prices.

Consider a price - sensitive investor selling a long - dated bond to a liability manager in a rising rate environment.

For US Treasury securities, the estimated price impact rose sharply when markets were stressed in late 2008, underscoring how costly it was to execute trades even in one of the most liquid bond markets (Graph 1, right - hand panel).

While rising rates hurt bond prices in the short term, for long - term investors the higher interest payments can eventually benefit performance.

Stock and bond markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices.

The 2 to 3 percent bond yields in the late 1940's expanded to 15 percent in the early 1980's and, as yields rose, bond prices fell and bond investors lost money.

As discussed in Article 6.2, rising inflation usually causes higher bond yields but lowers bond prices.

Despite the outflows, Price's net income rose nearly 19 percent in 2013, a year marked by strong U.S. stock performance and difficulties for bond investors.

Having stocks, bonds and gold rise in tandem is likely a short term phenomenon since these asset prices usually move in different directions.

All this currency intervention from central bankers is not only causing stocks to rise, but bond prices have risen as their yields fall in response to news that central bankers are going to be buying bonds in an attempt to lower interest rates further still.

If the whole thing — the rises in stock prices, in corporate earnings, in the housing market, even in job growth — is driven solely by the flood of money, or whether five years of zero - interest rates and trillions of dollars in bond purchases have succeeded at getting a more resilient economic engine for the United States up and running.

This skepticism about the future — even with asset prices rising — has created a negative feedback loop, driving investors to safe harbors such as cash, bonds, gold and yield - generating securities thereby reducing demand, inflation and growth in an ongoing vicious cycle.

In the past, bond prices rose when stocks dropped, helping stabilize portfolio values.

Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk, which is the chance bond prices overall will decline because of rising interest rates, and credit risk, which is the chance a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a timely manner or that negative perceptions of the issuer's ability to make such payments will cause the price of that bond to declBond funds are subject to interest rate risk, which is the chance bond prices overall will decline because of rising interest rates, and credit risk, which is the chance a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a timely manner or that negative perceptions of the issuer's ability to make such payments will cause the price of that bond to declbond prices overall will decline because of rising interest rates, and credit risk, which is the chance a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a timely manner or that negative perceptions of the issuer's ability to make such payments will cause the price of that bond to declbond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a timely manner or that negative perceptions of the issuer's ability to make such payments will cause the price of that bond to declbond to decline.

In the short run, rising equity values would tend to drive bond prices lower and bond yields higher than they otherwise might have been.