Bonds Analysis & Opinion

Greece’s new issue of 10-year government bonds last week was more than five times oversubscribed, enabling the erstwhile sick man of Europe to raise €3 billion (US$ 3.4B) at a yield of 1.55...

Public health officials may have their worries about the risks still posed by the coronavirus pandemic, but bond investors are coming out of their lockdown in safe haven bonds—and they're ready...

This post was written exclusively for Investing.comYields are likely to remain low for the foreseeable future as the velocity of MZM Money Stock falls to its lowest level in modern times. The...

This post was written exclusively for Investing.comThe risk appetite among investors appears to be on the rise and that means yields may be on their way higher. Equity markets are climbing following...

Yields on the 10-year Treasury fell back beneath the key 2% level today as investors sought shelter on growing concerns over a pending recession. Why, then, did the S&P 500 Index just hit...

Treasury yields are falling. They've dropped below 2.3 overnight, to the lowest since 2017, as investor demand for safety surges.The current yield is the lowest since mid-October 2017, suggesting...

Investors remained on edge Monday but the whiff of panic that spurred Friday’s equity plunge was gone. Stocks closed mixed even as the inversion on the yield curve between 3-month and 10-year...

A recent article by Paul Chin advocated a role for government bonds in a diversified portfolio at all times.I’m more in the ‘against’ camp than the ‘for’ camp. I disagree...

News headlines trumpet that the post-Christmas equity rally is stalling. It is. But how much of it is self-perpetuated?Similarly, how would retail investors react when all the financial media warn...

Originally published by CuffelinksAt this time of year, many investors look back on the returns achieved in various asset classes in the previous year and reconsider their asset allocations. In 2018,...

Originally published by BetaSharesThe current equity market slump, including ‘Shocktober”, has once again shown the value that bonds can play in investors’ portfolios in terms of...

Originally published by BetaSharesAfter having once worried about rising interest rates due to a strong US economy, global investors are now fearing that the economy is slowing too quickly – as...

Originally published by BetaSharesThe recent decline in equity prices has once again highlighted the importance of asset allocation and portfolio diversification. As will be demonstrated in this...

Twice this year, in February and a couple of weeks ago, US bonds were sold off aggressively.On both occasions, the yield (or interest rate paid) on a US bond with 10 years to maturity increased by...