Sentences with phrase «yield bonds rallied»

Between the market low in February and the July peak, high yield bonds rallied roughly 15 %, according to Bloomberg data.

Much of last week's leveraged loan positive return accompanied a 3.2 % rally in equities (S&P 500) and a 0.8 % high - yield bond rally as measured by the S&P U.S. Issued High Yield Corporate Bond Index.

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.

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.

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.

U.S. bond yields rose as Wall Street shares rallied.

Caused by worries of a summer interest rate hike and uptick in the U.S. dollar, gold and silver both stalled in May but have since rallied on the back of Brexit and with government bond yields in freefall.

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.

Treasury bond prices rallied and yields on the 10 - year fell to between 2.8 % and 2.85 % following the release of benign inflation data and weaker - than - expected retail sales figures.

U.S. bonds have been rallying for several months, but that came to an abrupt end last week as the yield on the 10 - year U.S. Treasury bond rose to 1.95 % while two - year yields surged from 0.49 % to nearly 0.65 %.

As bond yields surged on Friday, high - yielding segments of the equity market such as utilities and REITs came under the most pressure, which shows that it won't take much of a rise in yields to derail their rally.

The government's 10 - year bonds rose, pushing yields to their lowest level this year, while the benchmark BUX stock index rallied the most in six weeks.

Treasury yields fall after tepid eurozone inflation data spark German bund rally European government bonds strengthened as inflation weakensTreasury yields retreat on Thursday by falling rates in European government bonds after eurozone inflation data came in weaker than expected.

Top 5 things that rocked U.S. markets this week — a surge in bond yields sparked investor concerns, crude oil prices snap 2 - week winning streak, dollar extends rally, gold prices struggle, and Bitcoin update

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.»

Then late in the week, stocks rallied on some strong earnings reports and economic data, with a better - than - expected initial reading on first - quarter GDP pushing bond - yield lower on Friday and easing some earlier week concerns about inflation.

Rates subsequently bear steepened as long - end led the weakness, but renewed decline in risk sentiment managed to create a soft ceiling for bond yields, and the rates market rallied into the close.

The conditions have fueled a rally in Portugal's sovereign bonds so far this year, although they remain the second - highest yielding bonds in the eurozone, behind those of Greece.

There are various ways to participate in the Junk Bond rally that is just underway - from purchasing individual corporate bonds to diversifying risk with double - digit yielding Bond ETFs, Mutual Funds and individual corporate paper.

The narrative of higher rates being a headwind for gold seems to be falling apart, as the 10 year yield in the US seems to be on an upswing, and gold is rallying at the same time that bond values fall.

(However, HYG and junk bond funds are continuing to rally as the hunt for yield continues)

Oil - which rallied sharply off of Netanyahu's comments yesterday regarding Iran - pulled back to $ 67.73, while the US 10 - year bond yield remained steady between 2.951 % - 2.963 %.

Given that Treasury yields broke through levels that have been a fairly reliable barrier for several years now, it wouldn't be surprising to see bonds stage a «relief rally» here, but both yields and market action remain unfavorable overall, holding the Strategic Total Return Fund to a roughly 2 - year duration, primarily in Treasury inflation - protected securities.

Sentiment in financial markets has continued to improve over the past three months, with bond yields in most major markets rising and equity markets rallying further.

U.S. stocks are rallying in tandem with bond yields.

As risky assets like equities and high yield bonds have come under pressure, gold has rallied roughly 4 % (source: Bloomberg).

The recent rebound in commodity prices has been good news for high yield bonds, helping the sector (and credit overall) rally since mid-February.

[1] Sovereign bonds have had a strong rally since then; the total return rose 10.82 % YTD, while the yield - to - maturity tightened 103 bps to 3.21 %, according to the S&P Philippines Sovereign Bond Index as of Aug. 4, 2016.

But high valuations and a strong rally in 2016 could see some profit taking in the high yield sector, so we generally prefer investment grade bonds.

The US Fed indicated further moves would be dependent on global factors and oil prices — a key detail signifying that future rate hikes seem likely to develop on a slower scale, causing a European government bond market rally on Thursday, sending yields lower in the region.

The S&P Municipal Bond High Yield ex-Puerto Rico Index down nearly 4.5 % in the last three months of 2016 has rallied back with a total return of 8.34 % in 2017.

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.

This bond breakout underway is issuing a stark warning: Get out of passive stock investments and real estate on any near - term rallies... If yields spike, as I expect we'll see, it'll send both asset classes into free fall.

Now the only «rally talk» is centering on how high longer - term bond yields might climb.

Rebalance: While stocks have rallied sharply, bond yields have improved somewhat (recall that bond prices move in opposite direction to bond yields)-- 10 - year bonds are now yielding 3.5 % up from around 3.0 % in March.

While muni bond funds and ETFs have rallied from their recent lows, with markets breathing a sigh of relief, it may be worthwhile at least picking up a steady performer that still carries an impressive yield and has not failed to impress.

And here's the rub: high yield bonds do not react to yields on Treasuries, except negatively, because when Treasuries rally hard, times are not good, and high yield bonds do poorly, with yields rising.

Bond markets generally react to the lowering of rates by rallying, causing yields to go down.

This weeks weakness is due to a rally in crude oil prices, a pickup in government bond yields as inflation rises and geo - political uneasiness around the globe.

Since bond yields and prices are inversely related, bonds rallied over the past five years.

Of course, yields on 10 - year Treasuries (USGG10YR) have since fallen to 2.6 percent from 3 percent at the end of December and company bonds have resumed their rally.

No panic in investment grade bonds, and the losses of the stock market have been minor over that time, leaving aside the fact that the market rallied for a few more weeks after high yield began to slide.

6) Junk bonds have rallied to a high degree; at this point I say, underweight them — the default losses are coming, and the yields on the indexes don't reflect that.