Sentences with phrase «yield higher government»

Higher risk scores yield higher government subsidies.

Not exact matches

The main stock index dropped by as much as 2.4 percent earlier, while the benchmark 10 - year government bond yield rose to 6.944 percent, the highest since August 2017.

When we talk about bond market liquidity it's important to understand that there are lots of different «pools» out there such as high yield bonds, munis, government bonds, etc..

Low sovereign bond yields have long helped the government finance its debt, thus, higher yields would undermine the sustainability of its fiscal position, analysts said.

U.S. government debt yields were higher Tuesday even after investors heard from Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

The gap between the 10 - year French and German government bond yields has widened to a five - day high as political uncertainty returned to France.

Overseas, UK government bond yields spiked after higher - than - expected inflation data.

Poland's 10 - year government bond yield rose 7 basis points to 3.14 percent, its highest level in four weeks, rising more than U.S. and German yields which it often tracks.

While credit risk might seem like a bad idea with the U.S. economy still weak and the rest of the world looking equally uncertain, high - yield bonds do offer bigger returns than government and investment - grade bonds.

10 - year yields on Austrian government bonds — and indicator of stress on the country — are moving sharply higher this morning.

Euro zone government bond yields jumped on Thursday, kicking recent sharp falls into reverse, and the euro climbed to a six - day high.

LONDON, April 30 - Government bond yields in the euro area nudged higher on Monday as focus turned to preliminary inflation data from Germany and Italy, two of the bloc's biggest economies.

With equity valuations at historic highs and government bonds barely eking out a return, junk bonds offer solid yields at a good price, he reasons.

The Spanish IBEX 35 is up 1 % percent this morning, and yields on government bonds are relatively steady after shooting higher on Monday and Tuesday.

While it's better to invest than keep money under a mattress, buying risk free securities, such as guaranteed income certificates or low - yielding government bonds, could actually be riskier than purchasing higher returning products, says Ted Rechtshaffen, president and CEO of Toronto's TriDelta Financial Partners.

Rising inflation expectations in recent months have been reflected in U.K. government bond (gilt) prices with the yield on 10 - year gilts touching its highest level since April this year at 1.509 percent in Monday's session.

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.

The U.S. government does not issue high - yield bonds.

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European government bond and U.S. 10 - year Treasury yields are trading at their highest levels in more than two months and the U.S. 30 - year Treasury bond yield reached a high for the year on Tuesday.

The yields and risks are generally higher than those offered by government and most municipal bonds, and the income is subject to state and federal taxes.

Typically, a higher - rate environment will increase spreads for banks / insurers, but you're absolutely right that the 10 - year yield could stay flat, especially when the yields for government bonds of other countries are so low.

Banks «earned their way out of debt» by lending to global speculators who used the yen loans to convert into foreign currency and buy higher - yielding assets abroad — capped by Icelandic government bonds paying 15 %, and pocketing the arbitrage difference.

Over the past five years, the more worrisome government - issued debt in Europe has made significant progress in managing the normal mechanism of higher - perceived risk equaling higher yields.

The crisis, which has affected every level of government in the state, is a cautionary tale for not only public spending run amok but also independent investors taking too large of a risk by seeking high yields.

Bond yields — from government to high yield to corporates — have all fallen precipitously since the financial crisis.

Typically, the market for high yield bonds is less liquid than the market for investment grade or government bonds.

Wealth managers suggested reducing investment in government securities significantly, to 42.8 percent in November from 48.2 percent, while upgrading investment grade and high - yield allocations as they look for better returns.

The BofA Merrill Lynch high - yield index is trading at roughly 600 basis points versus government bonds, but if energy, metals and mining is excluded, it's about 80 basis points less in terms of spread.

Yields on high - yield corporate bonds narrowed (centre panel) and record low government bond yields pushed up valuations of risky assets (right - hand pYields on high - yield corporate bonds narrowed (centre panel) and record low government bond yields pushed up valuations of risky assets (right - hand pyields pushed up valuations of risky assets (right - hand panel).

While yields on government bonds remain unattractive, according to Stopford, investment - grade corporate bonds offer a modest pickup in yield — and high - yield bonds, a more significant advantage.

The reason: a surge in yields on US Ten Year Government Treasury Bonds, which hit a four - year high of 2.86 per cent.

Structural factors such as aging populations, poor productivity growth and high debt levels mean historically low government bond yields are likely here to stay.

In a country where the unemployment rate is at a 20 - year low and industrial output is approaching historical highs, fueling inflation concerns, a 10 - year government bond yield of 1.5 % is totally inappropriate and will naturally spur people to buy real estate.

Toronto - Dominion Bank has lifted its posted rate for five - year fixed mortgages by 45 basis points to 5.59 percent as government bond yields touched their highest levels since 2011 this week.

There is the Treasury or Government bond, the Zero - coupon bonds, the Fixed rate bonds, the Floating rates notes, the High - yield bond, the Exchangeable bonds, the Convertible bonds, the Inflation - indexed bonds, the Subordinated bonds, the Covered bonds, the Perpetual bonds, the Bearer bonds, the Municipal bonds, the Revenue bonds, and the Social impact bonds amongst others.

The euro hit three - year highs and government bond yields rose after a hint the ECB boss may rethink how long ultra-loose policy will last.

Everything went up in February, government bonds, credit, high yield, equities, gold, oil — all rose.

Privately held debt of the U.S. government as a share of GDP increased this cycle to 74 % from 39 % in 2008, prompting concern that the U.S. is doomed to a debt trap in which high debt and low yields result in more debt.

This means that Governments around the world will be competing with their own Central Banks to sell debt, and the result could be much higher bond yields going forward.

For a number of years, concerns had been expressed about the underpricing of risk in a range of financial instruments and the associated search for yield as investors sought higher returns in non-standard financial products as the yield on more standard products such as government bonds was deemed to be inadequate.

While much of the outflows so far have been a result of investors switching out of high yield into safer money - market and government bond funds, Gutteridge believes we have seen the bulk of the selling.

UK government bond (gilt) yields have been on the rise in anticipation that the Bank of England (BoE) will increase rates on November 2 in response to high inflation.

Yet by setting yields so low and bond prices so high, markets are sending a clear signal that they want more, not less, government debt.

It's also interesting to examine the changing significance and dynamics of the European bond market in general, which has almost doubled in size since 2005 to more than $ 10 trillion today, including government, investment - grade corporate debt and high yield.

I could have also used a 30Y Government Bond with significantly higher yield (2.3 % vs. 1.5 %), but for the sake of the example I picked the 10Y.

But in the last few episodes of sharp stock market drops, bonds went up (US government bonds are a safe haven asset and appreciate in crisis periods) so the only thing better than 3 months worth of expenses in a money market fund is having 3 + x months worth of expenses in the bond portfolio due to higher bond yields and negative correlation between bonds and stocks.

Eligible sectors include U.S. Treasurys, global government - related bonds, global investment - grade and high yield corporate bonds, and emerging market bonds.

The changes come as yields on five - year federal government bonds rose to 2.18 % last Wednesday, the highest in nearly seven years.

IMTB has a very broad mandate, covering investment grade and high yield corporate, government, and emerging market bonds with maturities between five and ten years.