With central banks doing what they can to stoke greater economic activity, interest rates look poised to stay low for the foreseeable future. Even with 10-year Treasury yields below 0.75% and 30-year yields just above 1.5%, rates can conceivably fall even further. With yield compression squeezing relative value hunters, deep learning analytical tools have never…
World’s largest asset manager is one of biggest winners from shift to passive investing Source: Financial Times BlackRock attracted a record amount of money from investors last year, as the bull market in stocks and bonds cemented its status as the world’s largest asset manager. The company’s funds sucked in $429bn last year, more than…
The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries hit 3 percent for the first time in more than four years. Its breach of the threshold helped focus investors on the rising risks for equities. Source: The Globe and Mail The march higher in bond yields reached a critical level on Tuesday that could prompt portfolio managers…
With trading volumes for US corporate bonds up
