Sentences with phrase «send bond prices»

That would send bond prices dropping and interest rates rising.

After seven years or so of pundits crying wolf that interest rates are about to surge and send bond prices reeling, it seems that the time for rising rates has finally arrived.

As the Globe's Rob Carrick recently pointed out, one day, Mr. Carney will raise interest rates and send bond prices for a tumble.

Progress on this plan will send bond prices tumbling as investors rush back to equities.

That would easily devastate retirement savings, send bond prices crashing, and punish retirees yet again.

Not exact matches

Bond prices fell, sending the yield on the U.S. 10 - year Treasury note to its highest level in four years, following newly released minutes from the U.S. Federal suggesting bullish sentiment among policy - makers and signalling more interest rate hikes ahead.

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters)- Worries over rising bond yields and falling metals prices trumped well - received earnings updates from Kering and Credit Suisse on Wednesday, sending European shares to a one - week low.

In the U.S., bond prices fell, sending yields higher.

While base rates kept at or close to zero for almost seven years and three massive asset - buying programs by the Fed have undoubtedly helped stabilize the US (and world) economy during and after the recession that followed the global financial crisis, the continuation of expansionary monetary policies is now supporting a growing excess of global liquidity that has been distorting the market signals sent by stock and bond prices and thus contributing to the growing volatility seen in recent weeks.

Yet by setting yields so low and bond prices so high, markets are sending a clear signal that they want more, not less, government debt.

The Dow and S&P indexes suffered some of their worst losses of the year last week, and a shocking price move in the bond market sent the benchmark 10 - year Treasury yield below 2 percent, the lowest level in over a year.

Increased government spending would drive prices up, thereby sending Treasury bond yields higher.

At the same time, the search for yield has sent investors flocking into riskier fixed income segments, driving up bond prices across the board.

Rising rates would send the price of bonds lower.

The US Fed indicated further moves would be dependent on global factors and oil prices — a key detail signifying that future rate hikes seem likely to develop on a slower scale, causing a European government bond market rally on Thursday, sending yields lower in the region.

As higher yields become available in safer vehicles like government bonds, CDs (although you have protection with Flex CDs), money markets, etc., and interest rates are perceived to continue upward, cash leaves high yield investments, driving the yields higher but sending the share price lower.

Last, but certainly not least, the House and the Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which sent the major stock indexes to fresh record highs, while mortgage bond prices edged lower.

The combination of the two — the prospect that the default rate on corporate bonds is near a peak and that the prices of Treasurys are about to fall — would send money from Treasurys into corporate bonds.