Sentences with phrase «time bond yields»

For a long period of time bond yields remained historically low and finally they are feeling the pinch of such a large amount of stale investments.

Think of 1979 - 82: by the time bond yields were nearing their peak levels, bond managers were making money in nominal terms with rates rising because the income from the coupons was so high, and it set up the tremendous rally in bonds that would last for ~ 30 years or so.

Not exact matches

The dollar has rallied through much of the past week as concerns over the U.S. - China trade dispute receded, and as the U.S. 10 - year bond yield shot past 3 percent for the first time in four years.

Two - year Treasury bond yields rose above the average S&P 500 stock dividend in January for the first time since 2008.

It sold the bonds at high enough yields to receive orders for three times that amount.

(Repeats to additional subscribers) NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters)- The U.S. benchmark 10 - year Treasury yield topped 3 percent for the first time in more than four years on Tuesday, a milestone that reflects the durability of the U.S. economic expansion and stokes the view the three - decade - old bull market in bonds is numbered.

Traders keep pushing bond yields and the loonie higher, but Stephen Poloz and the governors still aren't convinced that good times are back

«The Canadian dollar and bond yields remain near levels observed at that time.

Bond yields rose and stocks slumped after an unexpected rise in consumer inflation to its fastest pace in a year, making it more likely the Fed will raise interest rates three or more times this year.

CIBC's Avery Shenfeld, however, notes that Canadian bond yields could move the opposite way this time.

For the first time ever, the average 10 - year bond yields of the «G3» — the U.S., Japan and Germany — are now trading below 1 %.

In the meantime, bond yields have drifted higher and jumped shortly after 2 p.m. ET, finally pushing the 10 - year over 2.6 percent for the first time since mid-December.

As I've explained many times before, gold has historically had an inverse relationship with bond yields, performing best when they're moving south.

More from The New York Times: For Bond Investors, Low Expectations in a Low - Yield World Emerging Market Bonds Are on a Roll.

One of the best coincident and real - time indicators of bursting bubbles and recessions is the yield spread between US high - yield corporate bonds and the 10 - year US Treasury.

With stocks trading near all - time highs and bond yields still relatively low, some investors have turned to alternative asset classes.

The Financial Times reports that $ 20 billion in dollar - denominated bonds issued by HNA and its subsidiaries are due to mature in 2018 or 2019; yields on three of those bonds have spiked, doubling this month to more than 18 %.

Second, the average time to maturity on U.S. debt is six years, meaning that most of the low - yielding bonds now on the books will be exchanged for more expensive debt over the next decade.

Markets around the globe are keeping a close eye on the U.S. bond market after the yield on the 10 - year Treasury note topped 3 percent on Tuesday for the first time in several years.

The market's price action since late January hasn't been inspiring, and with bond yields up, commodity prices higher and sharp price moves among equities, it might be time to break out the bear suit.

Demand for U.S. Treasurys in recent days helped push both the 10 - year and 30 - year bond yields to near their all - time lows Thursday, July 12.

But a continuation of favorable economic growth and low default levels — which we expect — and measured Federal Reserve tightening — which we also expect — should support more narrow high - yield bond spreads for some time to come.

During times of recession the economy is stimulated with low interest rates and once they get low enough, the yield on bonds and other fixed investments becomes so unattractive that money starts to flow into equities.

The 35 year bull market in bonds most likely ended on July 8, 2016 when the 10 year maturity U.S. Treasury Note yield hit an all - time low of 1.36 %.

Demand for 10 year bonds pushed their yields below the significant 3.00 % level for the first time this year.

For the first time ever, Switzerland's entire stock of bonds has fallen below zero, with the 50 - year yield plummeting to negative 0.03 percent on July 5.

Bond yields rose while stocks fell on the ECB news, while the Great British Pound stood out with a strong performance, rising above 1.40 against the USD for the first time this month after a reported «breakthrough» on the Brexit talks regarding the transition with the EU.

Elsewhere, at the single country and asset class fund levels, High Yield Bond Funds recorded their ninth consecutive outflow while Inflation Protected Bond Funds took in fresh money for the 10th time in the 11 weeks, year - to - date.

Italy's 10 - year bond yield climbed above 2 percent for the first time since September 2015.

In the credit markets, both investment - grade and high - yield corporate bonds had negative returns for the first time in eight quarters, with down - in - quality subsectors in each unconventionally outperforming higher quality ones.

Appetite for riskier assets such as stocks and high - yield bonds has been suppressed by a number of factors that have come up around the same time, but the headwinds may be transitory, according to the New York - based investment bank.

A high quality muni - bond portfolio can yield close to 4 % tax free, with inflation essentially not existent and equities at an all time high I'm curious if there is a flaw in my logic?

Cash more liquid but bonds you'll get a better yield and more of a flight to safety during the down times (usually).

At that time, the 10 - year Treasury bond had a duration of just 6 years (due to the very high coupon payments and yield - to - maturity available), while the S&P 500 had an extraordinarily low duration of just 16 years.

«We are hoping «mom and pop» can do a little bit better than the bond market at a time of historically low yields.»

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.

We believe it's time to rethink how to diversify, as bond yields are rising and U.S. Treasuries» inverse...

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At the same time, some 70 per cent of government - issued bonds are yielding 1 per cent or less, and when you combine the equity / bond value of the 15 largest global markets they've never been more expensive.

Meanwhile, the yield on Switzerland's 50 - year government bond fell below zero for the first time on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

Tactically, now may be an appropriate time to consider taking on more interest rate risk; nominal yields on government bonds look attractive and we believe can persist through the quarter.

«Every time the bond market moves dramatically and unexpectedly higher in yield, the consensus forecast plays catch - up,» says Matthew Hornbach, Global Head of Interest Rate Strategy for Morgan Stanley Research.

But since the 10 - year bond yield declined from 2.85 % to 2.75 % after the 5 % stock market drop, and futures were signaling another 5 % drop in the stock market, I figured it was time to deploy some significant cash.

This initiated a further decline in 10 - year government bond yields, which fell to all - time lows for nine large euro area countries including France, Ireland and Spain by 26 November, the end of the period under review (Graph 5, right - hand panel).

For the first time in history, some government and corporate bond yields have ventured below zero.

The three - year - maturity bond with an annual yield of 8.33 % was more than four times oversubscribed.

The yield on the 10 - year Treasury bond climbed above 3 % for the first time since 2014, but of greater concern to many market participants were remarks in major corporate earnings reports suggesting that business conditions had likely hit their peak and were poised to deteriorate going forward.

High Yield Bond Funds posted outflows for the 13th time in the past 15 weeks, with the latest redemptions the biggest since early March, while Emerging Markets Bond Funds recorded their largest outflow since the second week of February.

From around 5.4 per cent at the time of the previous Statement, yields on 10 - year bonds fell to a low of 5.1 per cent in mid December, but have since risen back to near 5.4 per cent.

As Wolf Richter pointed out for Wolf Street earlier this month: «Since mid-December 2016, the Fed has hiked rates four times, in total by 1 percentage point, but over the same period, junk bond yields rated CCC or below have declined 1.5 percentage points as the bonds have rallied.»