Sentences with phrase «see as bonding»

Conversely slower growth companies like real estate investment trusts (REITs), utilities and telecom companies, which are seen as bond proxies because they deliver a steady cash flow to investors, have a tendency to lag as rate climb.

Not exact matches

A better option, in Hallett's opinion, is an actively managed global bond fund, in which the manager can move in and out of countries as he or she sees fit.

Some in the market have attributed the sharp market swings seen during the downturns in October and December as indicating structural problems with liquidity in the market — and some fingers have been pointed at the proliferation of bond funds.

So, it is a very different market than it was 10 years ago, and you're going to see a lot of corporate bond issuance as these infrastructure projects go out there, and you can capture some pretty good yields and you know what you're buying because it's a corporate bond.

While some experts see this as an opportunity, skeptics says it's a new financial crisis in the making and that muni bonds should be avoided.

«It was really impactful; you get so caught up in the day - to - day so it was really nice to be outside the office and to see your co-workers working together to achieve a collective goal... we're a stronger team when we work together and do these things, it bonds us at work and there's definitely an appetite to do more as a team.»

It's not unusual to see companies trading well above 20 times earnings these days, especially more bond - like businesses, such as dividend - paying consumer staples, utilities and other defensive equities, says Arthur Heinmaa, chief investment officer at Cidel Asset Management.

Now what this road and the shipping lanes in the South China Sea, et cetera will do, is they will improve productivity and as a result we will see better multiples and better opportunities in Chinese markets and we're going to see more bonds floated in markets, not just in China, but in Europe and the US as well.

However, recently, the economic recovery seen in Portugal since the sovereign debt crisis has indeed begun affecting the way agencies such as Moody's and Standard & Poor's see the economy, indicating that in the near future more investors could be considering buying Portuguese bonds.

Investors in the U.K. bond market could see losses on their bond portfolios as the Bank of England continues to be behind the inflation curve, an investment officer told CNBC on Monday.

But some observers expect Russia's strongest efforts may be reserved for Serbia, which has close cultural and religious bonds with Moscow — and whose membership in NATO or the European Union would be seen by the Kremlin as a severe blow.

Other players, such as Wall Street bond king Jeffrey Gundlach, see a lot more selling pressure to come.

At some point, investors who are conflating high - yielding consumer staples stocks with bonds or who are taking interest rate risk in long - dated Treasurys will see drawdowns as well.

As of right now, U.S. bonds are still seen as a safe asset that people and countries buy when the global economy goes awrAs of right now, U.S. bonds are still seen as a safe asset that people and countries buy when the global economy goes awras a safe asset that people and countries buy when the global economy goes awry.

«Following the U.K. election, the relative risk investors saw in European bonds came back and as the situation in Greece develops, risks will hopefully unwind and as we move into a certain environment, we can expect bond markets to continue to normalize,» Thomas Buckingham, portfolio manager of the European Equity Group at JP Morgan Asset Management, told CNBC on Monday.

Rising bond yields are seen as good for the economy, but bad for stocks.

In fact, Zervos even explains the skyrocketing bond yields in Spain and Italy that we've been seeing recently, arguing that borrowing costs for sovereigns will rise even as Europe establishes a watershed banking union.

The $ 3 trillion hedge fund industry, which has been struggling to outperform stock and bond markets, could see assets shrink by as much as 30 percent in the next three years if performance continues to disappoint, according to a report this month from Boston Consulting Group.

«As we saw in the»70s and»80s, there are times when stocks and bonds can have a positive correlation,» he said, meaning those assets can move in the same direction.

Once you dig into your fund's prospectus to learn about the holdings, you should see a mix of U.S. and non-U.S. equities, as well as a combination of different bond portfolios.

Central bankers see it as a tool they can use to calibrate their economies, like an interest - rate adjustment or creating money to buy bonds.

Projections showing Macron had won a commanding majority in France's weekend vote saw Paris stocks make a 1.1 % gain as the country's bonds also outperformed in fixed income markets.

Predictably, gold and bond prices are seeing advances as people try to flee to relative safety, but that could just mean equities are becoming a better value bet for those with greater intestinal fortitude.

Spanish stocks and bonds were affected by Italy's crisis, as Spain is seen as vulnerable to contagion effects from Italy.

The fundamental contradiction is that the law sees already - reduced claims, the Exchange Bonds, as on equal footing with never - reduced claims, the «Holdout Bonds.»

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

These decades happened to coincide with The Great Depression and The Great Recession so you can see that in periods of very poor economic activity, bonds can act as stabilizer for your portfolio.

As you can see in the chart below, based on investment performance for the 35 - year period beginning in 1972, a hypothetical balanced portfolio of 50 % stocks, 40 % bonds, and 10 % short - term investments would have done quite well for a retiree who limited withdrawals to 4 % annually.

See also: There's no such thing as precision in the markets & How often do stocks and bonds decline at the same time

I still see a place for bonds in someone closer to retirement age, but for bigger risk - takers such as yourself, you're probably right to not be in bonds.

The portfolio is an ultra-short U.S. investment - grade bond portfolio many see as a money - market ETF proxy.

Higher rated bonds, known as investment grade bonds, are seen as safer and more stable investments that are tied to corporations or government entities that have a positive outlook.

There were 23 times when stocks and bonds fell not necessarily in consecutive months, but in multiple months over a period of time, as seen in the table below (the yellow overlaps with consecutive periods above; For instance, stocks and bonds fell 3 consecutive months in 1966, but also fell in 4 out of 8 months).

Investment grade bonds contain «AAA» to «BBB - «(or Aaa to Baa3 for Moody's rating scale) ratings and will usually see bond yields increase as ratings decrease.

We see the vote to leave the EU as a negative risk event, which is likely to support the bid for longer - dated government bonds and for a rate cut in the UK.

High - yield bond funds have seen mass outflows in recent weeks as investors begin to take the threat of higher interest rates and a winding down of monetary stimulus more seriously.

As a result, we could see very heavy issuance through year - end as issuers try to squeeze in advance refundings or private activity bondAs a result, we could see very heavy issuance through year - end as issuers try to squeeze in advance refundings or private activity bondas issuers try to squeeze in advance refundings or private activity bonds.

A bond fund with a longer average maturity will see its net asset value (NAV) react more dramatically to changes in interest rates as the prices of the underlying bonds in the portfolio increase or decline.

In fact, despite the added risks and work they entail, many see alternative investments as the perfect antidote to the anemic returns forecast for the broad - based equity and bond markets.

We see muted returns across asset classes in the coming five years, as structural dynamics such as aging populations help keep us in a low - return world, and we believe investors need to go beyond broad equity and bond exposures to diversify portfolios in today's market environment.

When people see banks browbeating the bond rating agencies and accounting firms to whitewash the quality of what they're pawning off on their customers, when they see bank lobbyists getting Washington to block state prosecutions of financial fraud so as to clear the way for more predatory lending and false packaging of the junk securities they're selling and to win the right not to reveal their true financial position, there's a good reason not to buy what's in these black boxes.

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.

As interest rates rise, we will continue to see redemptions from bond funds.

We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and «slipped the surly bonds...

We still see a role for credit in bond portfolios but, overall, prefer to take economic risk in equities, as reflected in our recent downgrade of U.S. credit.

Supported by Fear Trade factors such as geopolitical turmoil — both in the U.S. and abroad — and low to negative government bond yields, gold's move here can be seen as a bullish sign.

I also have some investments outside of farming, mostly real estate, but some stocks and bonds as well.Maybe it's just because I'm an ignorant South Dakota farm boy who happens to like open spaces and seeing the stars at night.

A 2014 Standard & Poor's report found that «corporate issuers see green bonds as an alternative financing avenue, offering access to a diversified investor base, plus a means of implementing and maintaining efficiency measures considered environmentally sustainable.»

Some investors see a narrowing between those bonds» yields as a sign the economy will sputter.

As you can see the, divergence between the S&P 500 and the high yield bond market has reached an absurd level.