This means investors will be left to chase yield ever further up the risk chain and into asset classes that are much smaller than the ones currently afflicted by
ultralow yields.
Not exact matches
This week's chart shows how U.S. dividend stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, a trend we have also seen in other regions, as
ultralow bond
yields have intensified the hunt for income.
Although
yields are
ultralow — the 10 - year U.S. Treasury
yield is currently around 1.60 % — the duration, or interest rate sensitivity, of bond investments has steadily risen (source: Bloomberg).
This week's chart shows how U.S. dividend stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, a trend we have also seen in other regions, as
ultralow bond
yields have intensified the hunt for income.