On 11 April, the national average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose .13 of a percentage point to reach 7.1 percent, its loftiest since mid-February, according to Mortgage News Daily (MND).
Tag: BOND YIELDS
OOPS! “TRUMP TRADES” FLOP AS DOLLAR WEAKENS, BOND YIELDS FALL
“Trump trades”—bets that the dollar would continue to strengthen and bond yields rise—that were popular after Donald Trump’s re-election to the presidency have taken a bearish turn.
STOCKS’ “FRAGILITY” WORST IN THREE DECADES, BOA WARNS
Share prices of the 50 largest stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index are more fragile than at any time this century, Bank of America (BoA) analysts warn in a new report.
HIGH-RISK BONDS ARE BACK IN STYLE
High interest rates are not keeping investors away from high-yield bonds, also known as junk bonds.
RISING BOND YIELDS EVENTUALLY WILL SWAMP CONSUMERS, BLACKSTONE CHIEF WARNS
Rising yields on the 10-year U.S. treasury bond, now brushing up against 5 percent, will eventually crimp consumer spending and slow the economy, Jonathan Gray, president of Blackstone Group, the world’s largest asset manager, said last week in a Financial Times interview.