Accurate systematic bond pricing becomes the key in solving volatility in bond prices due to stock-like trading Source: Financial Times Bonds have become the new equities, say fund managers, stirring concerns that dangers are lurking in the supposedly safest corners of financial markets. Historically, investors have for the most part bought government bonds for their…
PayPal Borrows $5 Billion in Debut Bond Deal as the Blistering Pace of Issuance Continues Source: Bloomberg PayPal Holdings Inc. kicked off its debut bond offering as the investment-grade market reignited. The digital payments company sold $5 billion of senior unsecured bonds in four parts. The longest portion of the offering, a 10-year security, will…
Investors are essentially paying governments to hold their debt as Germany issued 30-year, negative yield bonds for the first time Source: Reuters Germany sold 30-year bonds with a negative yield for the first time at an auction on Wednesday, a milestone for a fixed-income market where the entire curve now yields less than zero. The…
Gold rallies in search of safe haven; “bull markets are the authors of bear markets.” Source: Forbes As the first-half of 2019 draws to a close, investors have much to cheer about. A lot of money has been made across many asset classes. If you’re considering tweaking your strategy for the second-half of the year, I have four words for…
Entire German yield curve is at the risk of entering into negative territory. Source: Bloomberg The last glimmer of positive yields on German bonds is in danger of being snuffed out. Thirty-year yields turning negative would be a first among major bond markets, with a global rally already having sent all of Germany’s out to…
Analysts and economists expect long-term rates in the U.S. to trade within a range possibly driving a search for yield in emerging markets, however, some advisors remain unconvinced and choose to take risks only in stocks, using low-risk, high-quality bond investments to balance a portfolio. Source: CNBC A good reason to buy the bonds of…
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…
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