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The junk or high yield bond markets in the U.S. have seen diverse returns so far in 2015.

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The rise in U.S. bond yields has dented emerging market currencies and bond markets, including those in Asia.

LONDON, April 23 - Hamstrung by a renewed slump in volatility and lack of clear market direction, FX and bond speculators are making historically big bets on a lower dollar and higher yields.

In a client note on Thursday titled «Yanking down the yields,» the interest - rates strategist projected that bond yields would be much lower than the markets expected because central banks including the Federal Reserve were reluctant to raise interest rates.

Bond yields were mixed and credit spreads narrowed further: Weekly BAA commercial bond rates were not reported this week, presumably due to closures in the financial markBond yields were mixed and credit spreads narrowed further: Weekly BAA commercial bond rates were not reported this week, presumably due to closures in the financial markbond rates were not reported this week, presumably due to closures in the financial markets.

In addition to the aforementioned concerns, Golub noted fears about whether economic growth won't meet lofty expectations and signals being sent from the bond market, where a narrower gap between government bond yields is kindling fears that a recession is looming.

Since the bond market's «flash crash» back in October — when US 10 - year Treasury yields fell 34 basis points, or 0.34 % in one morning — concerns regarding liquidity and how resilient the bond market might be to shocks have lingered around the market.

Also, as bond rates rise, some of the money that migrated over from the bond market in search of higher yields will return to the safety of fixed income.

In the bond market, the 10 - year US Treasury yield fell less than 1 basis point, to 2.79 %, near the key 3 % level that traders are closely watching.

So far, though, no one is reporting any unusual outflows in the bond market, but Hamilton - Keen cautions investors against chasing high - yield products.

In the short - term, however, this increased leverage may actually be bullish for junk bonds, corporate bonds, emerging market debt and mortgage - backed securities as it brings higher prices and lower yields, he said.

The yield on the U.S. 10 - year Treasury jumped to its highest level since 2014 on Friday morning, underlining a wider move in bond markets caused by central banks moving away from financial crisis policies.

The sell off in the market for high yield debt, or junk bonds, is now hitting a type of structured bond that is similar to the the type that blew up in the financial crisis.

Although there may not be a bond bubble, with investors starved for yield, Gundlach predicts a potential bubble could form in credit risk as investors increase their leverage on riskier debt securities like junk bonds and emerging market debt.

A spike in bond yields and a clear change of direction from central banks means there isn't a lot of value in global bond markets, a fund manager told CNBC on Tuesday.

In Japan, bond yields face a demand squeeze, Yasunari Ueno, chief market economist at Mizuho Securities, said in a note last weeIn Japan, bond yields face a demand squeeze, Yasunari Ueno, chief market economist at Mizuho Securities, said in a note last weein a note last week.

Powell's comment was pointed to by bond market strategists as a reason for a sudden pop in bond yields.

On Wednesday, bond yields in both the U.S. and Germany reached highs on the year, which likely helped trigger a selloff in equity markets Thursday.

(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.

As interest rates rise, the prices of existing bonds fall in order to make the yield of their fixed coupons competitive in the market.

«A bear market in bonds calls for more than a global cyclical upswing, as not all forces that dragged yields down over the past decades have suddenly vanished,» argued Peter van der Welle, a strategist at Robeco.

By mid-December it was clear that a late - quarter rout in the high - yield bond market was likely to hit revenues.

Exchange - traded funds that track high - yield bond indexes have been the beneficiaries of a cash surge in recent weeks as market participants figure the central bank probably won't raise rates in 2015, and it could be well into 2016 before anything happens.

During a webcast presenting his 2017 outlook, Gundlach, the founder of DoubleLine Capital, said certain «second - tier» managers were focusing on 2.6 % as an important level for the 10 - year Treasury yield — a threshold beyond which the bull market in bonds would end.

Meanwhile government bond yields, a reliable barometer of market fear, are falling to record low levels as investors engage in a panicked hunt for risk - free assets.

Also, Ablin added a large portion of the recent rally involved a rotation from bonds into stocks as low interest rates forced investors to seek yield in the stock market.

But he warned that could be changing: «There's a very low hurdle for that surprise because bond market yields are so low in the front end of the curve.

U.S. long - term rates would spike, while investors in Canada would rush to the domestic fixed - income market, setting off a bond rally that would push Canadian yields down «substantially,» said Burleton.

Early in the year, bond guru Bill Gross warned clients that if the 10 - year Treasury yield jumped past 2.6 percent, bad things for the fixed income market would follow.

The «Futures Now» team discusses big moves in the bond market, including climbing yields in the U.S. 10 - Year note.

Although it is fair to say that the recent uptick in volatility has in part reduced earlier concerns about prolonged low volatility and associated reach - for - yield behavior, it has placed added focus on the resilience of liquidity, particularly in markets, such as the market for corporate bonds, that may be prone to gapping between liquidity demand and supply in stressed conditions.

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

«If — and it's a big if — U.S. President - elect Trump delivers on his campaign - trail fiscal promises, U.S. market interest expectations and bond yields have room to rise even further in 2017,» says Lena Komileva, managing director of g + economics in London.

Bond yields snapped higher, adding to their already steep gains, and federal funds derivatives showed market expectations are moving closer to pricing in a full three interest rate hikes by December.

History shows when the benchmark rate for everything in the economy from corporate bond yields to mortgage rates moves by this much, this fast, the stock market struggles in the following months.

Bonds due in 2018 and won by BofA were «aggressively» priced with a 1.64 percent yield that narrowed Illinois» spread over Municipal Market Data's benchmark triple - A yield curve to 70 basis points from 100 basis points ahead of the sale, Greg Saulnier, a MMD analyst, said.

While many analysts were predicting bond yields to rise this year as global economies improve, the suddenness of the move was a large factor in the recent stock market selloff.

Markets around the globe are keeping a close eye on the U.S. bond market after the most recent move in yields exacerbated a sell - off in stocks on Tuesday.

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.

yields will hit the highs on close end of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over weak shorts in the face of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack of wage growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations

Recent moves in the bond markets have unsettled investors used to low yields.

Its underlying index selects and weights its bonds by market value, and this method yields a portfolio that aligns well with our benchmark in terms of credit tranches and maturity buckets, with the only notable difference being a slightly lower YTM.

Following the election in the United States, there has been a rapid back - up in global bond yields, partly reflecting market anticipation of fiscal expansion in a US economy that is near full capacity.

Yields on U.S. government bonds are already some of the highest in the sovereign debt markets and are attractive to non-U.S. buyers on an absolute and relative basis.

Nickel set for biggest weekly increase since April 2009 Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches record on Thursday Gold heading for worst week in a month Largest increase in 30 - year Treasury yields since 2009 Italian bonds are poised for worst three - week selloff since 2011 Emerging - market stocks set for biggest three - day slide since August 2015 Mexico's peso plunges 12 percent in three daysCommodities

Invest in high - yield bonds and dividend - yielding stocks, says the BofA - Merrill team, which is overweight high - grade and high - yield corporate bonds, including financial sector names that are especially sensitive to the housing market.

When bonds yield 1.75 % for investment - grade bonds, then it's difficult to turn that into a 5 % -10 % return going forward... If he wants to argue against that, and talk about Dow 5000 and bear and bull markets, then he's welcome to, but he's pushing at windmills in my opinion, and he belongs back in his ivory tower.

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 %.

Trading across U.S. government bond maturities was range - bound on Wednesday, with yields little changed in spite of gains in the equity market in the last few sessions.

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