Sentences with phrase «sovereign bond rates»

The principal methodology used in these ratings was Sovereign Bond Ratings Methodology published in September 2008.

The principal methodology used in these ratings was Sovereign Bond Ratings published in December 2016.

There is a threat to its Sovereign Bond rating be cut to junk status by global rating agencies as Brazil faces a tough fiscal imbalance.

Not exact matches

Japan has already lost its AAA status, and Fitch Ratings recently warned it might downgrade the country's sovereign debt if it issued more than the planned ¥ 44 trillion in bonds next year.

Today, Moody's awards the U.S. its highest rating for sovereign bonds, Aaa.

The average tradability score in the Fixed Income: Emerging Markets - Sovereign segment is 65 out of 100, with the iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) obtaining the highest rating of 85 out of 100.

Use limit orders to trade funds such as the VanEck Vectors EM Investment Grade + BB Rated USD Sovereign Bond ETF (IGEM), due to their double - digit market spreads.

European central bankers are following the same script, buying their sovereign members» bonds and considering cutting interest rates to spur economic growth.

The study concludes that U.S. news releases on labor market conditions, real GDP growth, and consumer sentiment have large effects on interest rates in both the U.S. Treasury and German sovereign bond markets.

In response, some central banks have turned to unconventional tools like quantitative easing (QE), where a central bank purchases sovereign bonds in an effort to drive down interest rates and drive up consumer spending and capital investment.

As a percentage of GDP, more than half of the outstanding sovereign bonds in the developed world originated from countries or regions where negative interest rate policies are in place, primarily representing bonds from the euro zone and Japan.

Equity markets fell as investors shifted to the relative safety of bonds issued by the major countries — even though S&P had announced a downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating.

A more important indication of excess, though not «animal spirits,» might be negative interest rates on European sovereign and corporate bonds.

The European Central Bank (ECB), which has been providing stimulus to the region through negative interest rates and massive sovereign bond purchases, is adjusting to the economy's stronger pace.

«Commentators have noted that a loan to an underwater bank is a long - shot investment whose substantial downside easily justifies a 15 % to 20 % return, comparable to the rates charged on risky sovereign bonds.

But even if the ECB does bend to the will of the bond markets this year, and begins to buy sovereign debt directly, the single currency is left with all of the same weaknesses that existed prior to the crisis: the inability to tailor interest rate policy for each individual economy, the lack of foreign currency adjustment needed to offset differences in competitiveness, and growth - limiting trade dynamics throughout the area.

Now we've got beyond sovereignty at least for a minute until one of the European countries who really have a lot of sovereign debt becomes an issue and our sovereign bond is going to be zero risk rating forever but we'll get to that question later.

Asia's sovereign bonds will likely be less endangered by rising interest rates and less vulnerable to Western policies of financial repression, which erode the purchasing power of their citizens» savings.

They offer higher returns than many kinds of sovereign bond ETFs, including Treasurys, which have had rock - bottom interest rates for years.

In late October, Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) decided to keep Portugal's sovereign rating at investment grade, maintaining the country's BBB (low) rating with a «stable» outlook on the back of its progress in reducing the fiscal deficit and proactive measures to strengthen the banking sRating Service (DBRS) decided to keep Portugal's sovereign rating at investment grade, maintaining the country's BBB (low) rating with a «stable» outlook on the back of its progress in reducing the fiscal deficit and proactive measures to strengthen the banking srating at investment grade, maintaining the country's BBB (low) rating with a «stable» outlook on the back of its progress in reducing the fiscal deficit and proactive measures to strengthen the banking srating with a «stable» outlook on the back of its progress in reducing the fiscal deficit and proactive measures to strengthen the banking sector.

Many sovereign bond markets too have been exceptionally volatile — with market rates for Italian and Spanish debt soaring, before falling back in the last three days.

We have: • normalized the domestic yield curve • issued the country's maiden 15 - year bond in April 2017 • improved external balances, driven by higher export earnings and lower imports • improved gross international reserves to US$ 7.2 billion, equivalent to 4.1 months of imports cover • improved primarybalanceto0.3 percent surplus in September 2017 against a deficit of 1.6 percent in September 2016 • received positive sovereign rating reviews from international ratings Agencies: Fitch, B / stable; Standard & Poor, B - / positive • successfully completed the 4th IMF / ECF program review, and • achieved positive developments in the oil & gas sector — favorable ITLOS ruling, and Sankofa producing 1st oil three months ahead of schedule.

A statement from the Ministry of Finance said the development represents the first time a sub — Saharan country with a rating of B stable has priced a sovereign Bond at such low costs indicating strong investor confidence.

With low net international reserves, a double digit fiscal deficit, double digit current account deficit, and double digit inflation, Ghana may have to pay a very high interest rate, possibly, a double digit interest rate, for any sovereign bond issued this year.

The EFSF will now be able to loan the full amount allotted to the fund, it will be allowed to buy sovereign bonds on the primary market, and the interest rate on loans to Greece was cut by a percentage point while the maturities of the loans were extended.

Second, both the rating - based and sovereign CDS default spreads are US dollar based and netting it out against a local currency government bond rate can be viewed as inconsistent.

Do you think international bond investors — those same investors that drove Spain and Italy to the brink of needing sovereign bailouts — will continue to roll over Japanese debt at current rates?

Looking both within and outside of the benchmark, the Fund seeks relative value opportunities across traditional investment - grade and high - yield bond sectors, also including nontraditional asset classes like non-U.S. sovereign and corporate debt, convertibles, and floating - rate loans.

4 Other fixed income may include corporate bonds, floating - rate loans and other sovereign debt, among others.

Bonds are also subject to various other risks such as call and prepayment risk, credit risk, reinvestment risk, liquidity risk, event risk, exchange rate risk, volatility risk, inflation risk, sovereign risk and yield curve risk.

While the yield of the S&P Current 10 - Year Japan Sovereign Bond Index continued to hover around zero, the yields of U.S. Treasuries were trending higher this quarter on the back of the rising - interest - rate environment.

Headlines like «Bond Prices Fall as Fed Gets Aggressive on Inflation» and «Bond Vigilantes Drive Up Rates on Italy's Sovereign Debt» mean little to those outside of high finance.

A broad ensemble of global income investments, the Fund seeks value opportunities across both traditional investment - grade and high - yield bond sectors and nontraditional asset classes, including convertibles, preferred stocks, non-U.S. sovereign and corporate debt and floating - rate loans.

As of May 31, 2017, the yield of the S&P Current 2 - Year Canada Sovereign Bond Index was just 0.7 %, compared with the U.S. two - year Treasury Bond yield of 1.28 %, as the U.S. Fed contemplated an additional rate hike as soon as June 2017.

The total local currency new issuances in the index was only around one - third of last year's rate, as Indonesian sovereigns continued to tap into different foreign currency markets; for example, they raised USD 4 billion from its global bond issuance in the first week of December.

The creation of European Sovereign Bond Backed Securities (SBBS) would be unlikely improve the eurozone's institutional underpinnings sufficiently to provide a near - term boost to the sovereign ratings of the bloc's lower - rated cSovereign Bond Backed Securities (SBBS) would be unlikely improve the eurozone's institutional underpinnings sufficiently to provide a near - term boost to the sovereign ratings of the bloc's lower - rated csovereign ratings of the bloc's lower - rated countries.

The interest rates (yields) on their sovereign bonds have soared, making it hard or even impossible for them to borrow in international markets.

So he recommends allocating funds across a range of fixed - income investments, including emerging markets, high yield, investment grade, floating rate securities, and global sovereign bonds.

An emerging markets bond fund that integrates sovereign hard currency debt, local currency debt, emerging market corporate debt, and emerging market currency rates within an actively managed, strategic asset - allocation framework.

An interesting chart that might represent how U.S. rates could remain low on the back of the European economy for a while shows the yield difference between the S&P Eurozone Sovereign Bond 7 - 10 Years Index and the S&P / BGCantor 7 - 10 Year US Treasury Bond Index.

Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, hopes that driving the deposit rate further into negative territory and purchasing sovereign and corporate bonds will help Europe avoid the scourge of deflation...

The Citigroup World Government Bond Index (WGBI) measures the performance of fixed - rate, local currency, investment grade sovereign bonds.

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Government bond investments are anchored by Argo's proprietary Sovereign Risk Rating Model.

Fallen angel bonds, which can be corporate, municipal or sovereign debt, have been downgraded by a rating service such as Standard & Poor's, Fitch, or Moody's Investors Service.

The bonds eligible for inclusion in the index are expected to include those issued by emerging markets sovereigns, sub-sovereigns and quasi-sovereigns that: (1) are fixed rate; and (2) have between zero and five years remaining to maturity.

I've written too much, but I will give you one more key lesson of the period 1990 - 2008 regarding ratings, and this applies to sovereign issues today: Ratings that must be maintained in order to avoid a given result are dangerous, and good bond managers avoid investing in suchratings, and this applies to sovereign issues today: Ratings that must be maintained in order to avoid a given result are dangerous, and good bond managers avoid investing in suchRatings that must be maintained in order to avoid a given result are dangerous, and good bond managers avoid investing in such bonds.

Moody's Investors Service raised its rating on Argentina sovereign bonds Friday one notch to B3 from Caa1.

«Global Footprint Network has extensive experience in measuring ecological risks at the country level, specifically as it relates to their incorporation into sovereign bond investments and credit ratings.»

Furthermore, allowing the ECB to purchase sovereign bonds during every distortion of the transmission mechanism would equate to allowing the ECB to intervene with every aggravation of a Member State's credit rating by purchasing sovereign bonds of said Member State.