Sentences with phrase «yields increase as»

Bond yields increase as ratings decrease.

Investment grade bonds contain «AAA» to «BBB - «(or Aaa to Baa3 for Moody's rating scale) ratings and will usually see bond yields increase as ratings decrease.

Dividend yields increase as prices fall.

Investment grade bonds contain «AAA» to «BBB - «(or Aaa to Baa3 for Moody's rating scale) ratings and will usually see bond yields increase as ratings decrease.

The yield increases as the dividend does.

Crop yield increased as more wild visitors came to farms.

Dividends can help combat volatility — that's because dividend yield increases as the market price of a stock falls, making the stock more attractive

Not exact matches

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.

In the long run most analysts expect demand for potash to increase, as a growing global population looks to maximize yields from its shrinking pool of arable farmland.

More favourable growing conditions this season should lead to a sharp increase in the number of red and white grapes crushed, while regions such as Swan and Manjimup should continue to see increasingly larger yields over the next five years.

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.

U.S. yields have risen in recent weeks with increased inflation expectations due to the proposed polices of President - elect Donald Trump, as well as the belief that the Federal Reserve will also raise interest rates again this month.

French bond yields widened their gap against German bunds on Tuesday morning as opinion polls showed increased uncertainty regarding who will become the next president of France.

In particular, «agricultural commodities are supported by the dynamics of water shortages in Asia and the Western United States, the declining payback from the green revolution in terms of improving crop yields and the increasing demand from Asia for a diet based more on grains and meat as the population becomes wealthier,» the group responded by e-mail.

In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easier.

In this regard, our surveillance has been closely monitoring for any signs of liquidity strains associated with the recent increases in spreads for high - yield corporate bonds, as well as for idiosyncratic events affecting particular funds in this segment, such as the events surrounding the abrupt closing of Third Avenue Management's Focused Credit Fund last December.

They have also increased the cost of new fixed - rate mortgages as yields on the bond market have moved higher.

This increase in bond ownership can push prices up, and further depress long - term yields, which fall as prices rise.

U.S. Treasury yields also faced upward pressure ahead of Wednesday's quarterly refunding announcement that is expected to show more supply as the government seeks to fund its massive tax cut program and increased fiscal spending.

Technical factors such as increasing U.S. Treasury bill issuance - the result of a surging budget deficit - are adding to the factors pulling short - term yields higher and making the short end look more attractive.

However, when considered as an alternative to classic equity financing, token sales yield a > 100X increase in the available base of buyers and a > 1000X improvement in the time to liquidity over traditional methods for startup finance.

Treasury yields rise on Tuesday as traders position themselves ahead of the conclusion of a two - day Federal Reserve meeting commencing Tuesday, that is expected to reveal an upbeat outlook for the economy and culminate in the sixth interest - rate increase since December 2015.

Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as investors wait for the Federal Reserve to begin its April policy meeting, where a rate increase is not expected.

Treasuries extended declines from October, pushing 10 - year yields to a five - week high, as the probability of a Federal Reserve interest - rate increase by year - end hovered near 50 percent.

The Total Return approach used in our Global Equity Strategies emphasises the importance of dividend yield and dividend growth as well as price increases.

Also, bills have typically traded below other money market rates during tightening cycles, as they do now; periods where bills trade at or above other rates have been the exception and not the rule.36 Thus, the smaller increase in bill yields than in rates on other term instruments is not surprising, and I do not read it as undermining the general conclusion that the policy rate increase was effective in firming money market conditions.37

All told, we see another coupon - driven year for high yield with total returns of about 6 % possible as spreads tighten in line with anticipated modest increases in interest rates.

«If rates go up — and I don't think they will — then the increase in yields would hurt metals and mining company prices as money left these assets and moved into fixed income.»

While a relatively small increase, I'll take it as BP's high starting yield helps make up for it.

Deregulation also has increased the economy's exposure to external shocks, such as the widespread rises in bond yields in 1994.

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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.

As you can see in the chart above, December's purchases resulted in a total increase of $ 8.27 to my forward 12 - month dividends and carried an overall average yield on cost of 2.18 %.

Shorter - term yields in Canada are also forecast to increase in 2014 as a strengthening in economic growth, tightening labour market conditions and accelerating wage growth fuel a steady, albeit slow, increase in inflation.

Capital appreciation potential Companies issuing high yield bonds have the potential to turn around their financial standing, creating the opportunity for investors to realize capital gains as bond values increase, due to improving business conditions or improved credit ratings.

Rates for home loans spiked along with a surge in Treasury yields as Federal Reserve officials guided market expectations toward an interest rate increase next week, mortgage provider Freddie Mac said Thursday.

Credit risk High yield bonds are subject to credit risk, which increases as the creditworthiness of the issuer falls.

What this means in practice is that we have kept maturities of our investments very short, particularly for low - risk issuers such as governments and agencies, while we seek out opportunities to increase portfolio yield with what we think is well - priced corporate debt.

In addition, Prudential has regularly increased its dividend over the past decade, and its current yield of just over 3.4 % has been achieved despite paying out less than 20 % of its earnings as dividends.

As its dividend keeps increasing, IVZ yield is relatively stable.

While insurance sector M&A has cooled off after a bumper 2015 due to what many players see as over-inflated valuations, soft insurance markets, increasing competition, higher claims and weak investment yields are putting profitability under pressure, meaning that M&A remains a possible source of growth according to Credit Suisse.

In contrast to previous tightening episodes in the US, long - term yields have remained stable and even declined as the short - term rate has been increased (Graph 19).

An increase in rates will still decrease the price of high - yield bonds but not as much as with other bonds because high - yield bonds follow the economy more closely.

This is evident in a number of developments, including: increased demand for higher - risk assets; the increase in «carry trades» — a form of gearing where funds are borrowed short - term at low interest rates and invested in higher - yielding assets, often in other countries; growth in alternative investment vehicles such as hedge funds; and growth in alternative investment strategies such as selling embedded options (see Box A).

BXMT's short - term floating rate assets benefit from rising short - term interest rates, as their current yields increase with these rates.

«Property demand is increasing as new jobs are created and Philadelphia's population increases, resulting in both capital growth and increased rental yields.»

Treasury yields fell Wednesday afternoon after the most recent update on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve showed few signs that the central bank would ratchet up its pace of rate increases, even as the Fed conceded that the outlook for inflation had strengthened.

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.

In contrast, Treasury yield volatility has recently headed lower — even as five - year Treasury yields have risen along with expectations of a March rate increase.

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