Not exact matches
The chart
shows the number of transactions in Treasury
bonds divided by the MOVE index, or Merrill Lynch Option
Volatility Estimate, which measures Treasury market v
Volatility Estimate, which measures Treasury
market volatilityvolatility.
Indeed, world currency
markets have roared back to life lately after years of hibernation, with a handful of monetary policy surprises — including the European Central Bank (ECB)'s bigger - than - expected
bond buying program and the Federal Reserve (Fed)'s delay in raising rates — leading to rising
volatility, as the chart below
shows.
With the exception of
bonds, all of these assets classes
showed significant
volatility: emerging
markets, REITs and real - return
bonds in particular.
In the wake of the recent
market correction, several callers into my Sunday morning radio
show, «Money Matters» on WSB Radio, have asked whether
bonds are still an effective way to insulate a portfolio against stock
volatility.
Paul J. Lim's June 30, 2012 New York Times article, «Searching for Calm in the
Bond Markets,» shows how investors can limit volatility in their bond portfolios, and the article's conclusions are right in line with our low volatility approach to fixed income investing, our Flexible Income strat
Bond Markets,»
shows how investors can limit
volatility in their
bond portfolios, and the article's conclusions are right in line with our low volatility approach to fixed income investing, our Flexible Income strat
bond portfolios, and the article's conclusions are right in line with our low
volatility approach to fixed income investing, our Flexible Income strategy.
A detailed Wall Street Journal article today
Markets in 2016: The Year of the Pig clearly
shows that many asset classes are continuing to
show volatility and negative returns however municipal
bonds have been resilient.
2018's
volatility is
showing markedly different results in the
bond market.