From a global policy perspective, we think the Fed's recent hikes are the first stage in a cycle that will later this year see the European Central Bank (ECB) discuss a more normalized rate policy, and then lastly Japan's BoJ may at least expand its 10 - year Japanese government bond (JGB)
yield target range.
Not exact matches
Precious and Industrial Metals Inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and interest - rate levels, especially real
yields, contributed to a 1.7 % rise in the spot price of gold (to US$ 1,325 per troy ounce), as did swings in the US dollar.1 Gold prices traded within the US$ 1,305 — 1,360
range throughout the period, reached 18 - month highs in March and capped their third straight quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011.1 Haven demand was a key support as exchange - traded gold holdings of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it
targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projected.
Our Investment Strategy Report published on March 19 compared equity and bond
yields over multiple business cycles and found that the 10 - year Treasury
yield might have to sustain levels exceeding 3.5 % (far above what we believe is likely this year) before compelling a year - end 2018 S&P 500 Index
target range below our current year - end
target of 2800 - 2900.2
The agency typically looks for adaptive reuse projects to
yield returns in the 10 percent to 12 percent
range after incentives are factored in, so the estimated returns on the Christian Science Reading Room renovation would be two to nearly three times higher than that
target level if the tax breaks were approved.
The analytical sensitivity for each
target gene RNA was in the
range of 1 to 109 spirochetes, with a
yield of detection close to 90 % of the calculated amount of known
target in each sample.
They found that differentiated instruction consistently
yielded positive results across a broad
range of
targeted groups.
The adventurous portfolio, on the other hand, will
target a
yield of 5.5 %, with underlying investment
yields in a
range from 4.5 % to 6.5 %.