Sentences with phrase «yields on bonds near»

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The yield on 10 - year Treasury bond is hovering near its highest levels in four years.

The yield on the benchmark 10 - year Treasury notes, which moves inversely to price, was higher around 2.398 percent, while the yield on the 30 - year Treasury bond held near 3.002 percent.

Gold prices hovered near multi-week lows on Thursday as higher U.S. bond yields and a stronger dollar dampened interest in bullion.

Market participants are looking forward to getting their first major reading on earnings from the biggest technology - sector players in the coming days, but for now, investor sentiment has been able to overcome what would ordinarily be a troubling rise in long - term bond yields that could signal a steeper move higher for interest rates in the near future.

From around 5.4 per cent at the time of the previous Statement, yields on 10 - year bonds fell to a low of 5.1 per cent in mid December, but have since risen back to near 5.4 per cent.

Investors are willing to accept lower returns on bonds in exchange for safety, but near - zero interest rate levels have traditional bondholders seeking yield elsewhere.

So is a persistent environment of near - zero yields on bonds.

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.

Historically, municipal bonds would yield roughly what Treasuries were yielding on a tax adjusted basis but bargains presented themselves in 2009, especially in light of the unprecedented near zero yields we saw on Treasuries.

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Asian stocks edged up on Thursday as robust corporate earnings helped Wall Street quell concerns over a surge in U.S. bond yields, while the dollar hovered near three - month highs against a basket of currencies.

The majority of global equity markets have posted negative returns, bond yields are near record lows, the loonie has fallen to levels not seen in over 11 years, and, to top it all off, there are some steep tax hikes on the immediate horizon.

Principal is among U.S. insurers betting on commercial real estate to generate fee income and counter bond yields that are near historic lows.