U.S. municipal bonds, whether tax - free or taxable, offer incremental yield relative to the negative or near zero
yield environments seen in the Eurozone and Japan.
Not exact matches
On the other hand, a higher inflationary
environment with a steepening
yield curve will
see stock market fluctuations become bigger and more frequent.
Fundamentals drive a sector like high -
yield, and we
see a positive
environment for high -
yield with valuations fairly valued to even slightly cheap.
In
environments with no SCN infestation, the team
saw evidence of
yield drag, where resistant varieties
yielded slightly less than susceptible ones.
Recent studies show that, under low - stress
environments, there are actually no significant
yield differences between the maize hybrids grown in North America in the 1930s and those from the 1990s (
see Figure 2).
As we had
seen following the BoJ announcement on September 24, the movement away from signaling ever increasing amounts of QE and negative interest rate policy (NIRP) means a better
environment for bank stocks, as steeper
yield curves imply better margins and higher profits for banks.
In all regions, the duration factor reveals positive exposure to interest rate risk; investors seeking income and safety may
see stocks with high dividend
yields and low volatility as an attractive alternative to fixed - income securities in a low - rate
environment.
We are prepared — and would find it encouraging — to
see the broader bond market
environment shift from one of fear and historically low
yields to one of renewed growth and potentially rising interest rates.
Any recession in the next five years will
see the vast majority of corporations issuing new debt in an
environment where their coupons will be at higher
yields and their total total debts will be more difficult to service.
«We now
see that widespread use of PHEVs could expand the fuel options in our transportation sector and at the same time
yield net benefits to our
environment.»