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The article questions the leadership ability of U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan. He was perceived to be the dominant force in economic policy-making. An article in the February 21, 1990 issue of the "New York Times" reported that Greenspan had said that the U.S. economy's slide may have ended. The same day after such remarks, interest rates soared. But the paper's business section did not attribute the incident to Greenspan. Bond dealers blamed concern that rising interest rates overseas would increase the cost of borrowing in the U.S. One reason for believing that the Federal power has diminished is the free flow of money across national borders, seeking the highest rate of return.

The article reports that Investors who have ignored the 'don't fight the Fed' rule and bet against central banks have enjoyed strong returns, despite multiple interest rate hikes. It mentions that the Betting against central banks can be beneficial in refining their guidance and preventing the need for rate changes and moderation in rate of interest of monetary polic.

The article focuses on Fix Auto, an autobody repair industry. It states that autobody repair shops are parental operations although some proprietors may run small regional chains. According to CEO (chief executive officer) of Fix Auto Steve Leal, his goal is to become leading consolidator of collision repair businesses. It mentions that tying autonomous shops into a corporate structure is a great way to make a big return on investment and interest rates are low which makes financing cheap.

The article discusses corporate tax reform in the U.S. It states that corporate tax is the third-largest Federal revenue source, lagging behind the individual income tax, and mentions that most of historical decline in the tax was caused by legislated reductions in the corporate effective tax rate on the return to new investment. It notes that large fraction of the decline in corporate tax revenues is associated with changes in rates, and depreciation.

The article focuses on the U.S. Federal Reserve is busy in fighting inflation and three-year Treasury yield has risen by more than a percentage point, the biggest absolute change since yields collapsed in January 2008 during the global financial crisis. It mentions Fed will increase interest rates by another two percentage points this year, having already raised them by a quarter of a point on March 16, 2022. It also mentions monetary policy is pressing on neither the accelerator nor the brake.

The article offers global business news brief as of April 2022. Topics discussed include yields on short-term American bonds rose significantly, an indicator that markets are expecting hefty interest-rate rises from the Federal Reserve; Carlsberg and Heineken were among the latest companies to announce that they are leaving Russia and Germany's annual inflation rate is expected to come in at 7.3 percent for March 2021 according to the country's statistics office.

Several charts are presented depicting the economic indicators in the U.S. as of March 2013 including security markets, bond yields and interest rates.

Several charts are presented related to the financial performance in the U.S. from 2001 to 2011 including bank credit, consumer credit, and interest rates and bond yields.

The section presents charts and graphs on money stock and debt measures, aggregate reserves and monetary base, bank credit and commercial banks, interest rates and bond yields, common stock prices and yields in the U.S. 1997 to 2007.

Discusses the strategy of how bonds can achieve returns in a volatile market. Interest rate on a fixed loan found by African American woman pathologist Karen Ellis in looking for mortgages to refinance her house in Los Angeles, California suburb and her vacation condominium in Nevada; Suggestion of her financial adviser Alfred McIntosh of McIntosh Capital Advisors LLC, regarding her situation; Reason for moving a portion of the bonds of Ellis to shorter maturities.

The article discusses economic policy in the United States and the outlook for 2006. The interest rate hikes make by the Federal Reserve, higher oil prices, and the economic losses from three hurricanes can be blamed for the poor performance of stocks in 2005. Citigroup analyst Tobias Levkovich predicts a 1400 year-end target for the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Wells Capital Management analyst James Paulsen says interest rates are typical for post-recession markets. MKM Partners economist Michael Darda predicts more interest rate increases which will slow down corporate earnings growth.

The article reports on the revamp of China's interest-rate system. Topics discussed include the introduction of Loan Prime Rate (LPR) for banks pricing corporate loans, the country's attempt to make lending rates more responsive to financial conditions, and the real interest rates for industrial firms.

This article reports on competition and financial conditions for retail and commercial banks in 2011. The article discusses interest rates and investment returns, noting how they are viewed by banking regulators. Information is also provided on emerging markets and banks in India, Malaysia, and the U.S.

The article focuses on condition of financial market such as emergence of yields on Treasury bill and mentions that safest assets are at premium. Topics discussed include decline in interest rates in Germany from cash to bonds, uncertainty faced by the go-to market for equity investors and decline in the inflation in the swaps market.

The article focuses on the long-term decline in bond yields in the U.S. as of June 2019. Topics discussed include outlook on short-term rates, reasons for the decades-long decline of interest rates, the expectation for the era of low interest rates to last and the expectation for the long-term interest rates to rise again.

The article discusses the move by real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the U.S. to invest in warehouses, data centers and telecommunication towers. Several REITs own properties in the technology industry, including Prologis, Equinix and Crown Castle International. The trend has been attributed to the growth of electronic commerce. REITs are expected to face challenges in the technology industry, including rising interest rates that might affect their returns.

The article focuses on the possible merger of German financial institutions Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank. It describes the two banks as chronic underperformers with the 0.4 percent (%) return on equity (RoE) for Deutsche the first positive RoE in four years, while Commerzbank saw a 3% RoE. It comments that very low interest rates and high competition have hurt the banks profitability despite the banks possessing ample liquidity and being well capitalized.

The article presents a forecast for the stockmarket in Japan in 2018. The market is expected to recover as returns for investors continue to grow. The movement of the country's economic indictors is also explored, including interest rates, deflation, gross domestic product (GDP) and unemployment. The increase in capital spending in the private sector is also noted.

The article deals with the concerns on the growth of the corporate-credit market in the U.S. Authorities from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed concerns on the booming market for leveraged loans. Several reasons for the attractiveness of leveraged loans are identified, including good returns when interest rates have been ultra-low.

The article focuses on private equity investments in African businesses and infrastructure. It states due to high domestic currency borrowing rates in Africa, most buyouts are done with little debt with private equity improving business returns by improving efficiency and increasing revenue. It mentions private equity firms sometimes act like startup founders or venture capitalists with African companies and reports South African private equity firms delivered a return rate of 18.5 percent.

The article discusses the steps to ensure the returns on investment. Topics mentioned include to establish a mix of stocks and bonds in the changes of asset-allocation plan for investment, to rebalance the portfolio for domestic and international holdings and to manage the diversified stock fund with similar funds..

The article discusses aspects of the negative returns for bonds with low interest rates in the U.S. It examines the influence of low inflation to the economic growth due to the backtrack of the bonds. It also stresses the gap between the treasury yields and the emerging-markets debt as well as the investment trusts and energy partnerships.

The article reports on the availability of bank accounts in Australia as of February 2015 with no monthly fee and no fees for certain everyday transactions. Topics include the amount paid by Australians for their transaction accounts, banks that require smaller deposits to maintain a minimum balance, and savings accounts by standard rate including Rural Bank's One Saver, AMP's Saver Account, and RaboDirect's High Interest Savings Account.

The article discusses the possibility that prospective investment returns had fallen as of early 2017, low real interest rates, and whether entities such as U.S. state and local-government pension funds such as CalPERS have adjusted for the lower investment rates.

The article discusses the possible impacts of the increase in interest rates introduced by the U.S. Federal Reserve on 401(k) retirement plan, as March 2016. It states that higher rates may lead to better return on investment market and other saving plans, and mentions that the elevated rate may cause volatility in stock and bond market in the short ter. It presents comments from retirement consultant Alan Glickstein on the same.

The article focuses on the stock market in the U.S. from 2014-2015. It discusses an increase in interest rates imposed by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board on December 14, 2015, the U.S. monetary policy, and an encouragement to investors to acquire risky assets such as corporate bonds and equities. The article also discusses the sharp increase in bond yields and its effect in the U.S. economic activity.

A correction to the article "Yields and Rates," in the October 2015 issue is presented.

The article reports that while nearly a quarter of the homes bought in the United States in 2004 were investments, not residences, real estate is generally a poor way of generating return on investment. A chart created by economist Robert Shiller suggests that people overestimate returns on home purchases. From 1890 to 2004 real home values rose by an average of only 0.4 percent a year. The chart also shows that the current boom is almost unprecedented historically.

Discusses the growth in the demand for China's A-share market due to an increasing number of international institutional investments. Rate of return; Convertible debts; Interest rate.

An interview with Kathy Jones, fixed-income strategist at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, is presented. Topics discussed by Jones include the low yields and 0% rates of new individual (I)-bonds in the U.S. in 2015, the negative yields in Europe, and the plan of the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise the interest rates to attract overseas money.

The article focuses on commercial property yields and examines if the market is due for a downturn in 2015. It states that yields on property in Europe has been declining with prime property yields at or below the level of 2007 in all of Europe's capitals. It mentions long-term returns from property are still respectable and comments that property is vulnerable to economic downturns that hits demand, speculative building that results in oversupply, or increased interest rates.

The article focuses on increases in stock prices in China's stock market in December 2014. It states that financial analysts at the broker Cinda Securities claim that a 20 percent increase in stock prices in two weeks was tied to 3,500 years of Chinese imperial history and suggested a bull market would be inevitable. It examines the impact that the People's Bank of China's reduction of interest rates and a crackdown on high-yield savings products has had on investments.

The article discusses the financial policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and its chairman Ben Bernanke, particularly commenting on the Fed's decision to keep interest rates low as a means of preventing economic recessions. It addresses the financial status of retirees and others with large savings accounts, the impact of low interest rates on business, and personal savings account interest.

The author offers opinions on international finance and international economic relations. It is argued that although there are risks for economic development in the situation in 2012 in which interest rates offer a negative rate of return, central banks have no alternative but to maintain extremely low interest rates due to the ongoing weakness in the economies of many countries.

The article reports on the real estate investment trust (REIT) Annaly Capital Management, noting its high dividend yield and annualized return. Topics presented include the author's predictions for continued stock success in 2013 and Annaly's investment strategy. Also discussed is the impact on revenue production of U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's decision to maintain short-term rates near zero until 2014.

The article reports on the advice that short-term bonds funds can be a means to obtain more yield without taking much risk. It mentions that in investing, it is better to search for short-term funds with permanent records. It notes that from 2007 to 2010 short-term bond funds have maintained an annual total return of 3.8 percent. It cites that short-term securities are likely to sink when interest rates increase.

The author examines the problems being faced by the U.S. Treasuries. He mentions that despite its rise from 3.2% to 3.8% from late fall 2009 to the middle of January 2010, the Treasuries are still not considered as great sources of current income. He recalls that Treasury yields were nearly 16% in 1981, making current yields appear small. The rise of long-term rates toward a higher range is cited as one problem for Treasury-bond investors.

The article reveals the benefits of brokered certificates deposit (CD) as a safe way to invest one's money in. Putting money into a nine-month ladder of CD also offers a better yield than a Treasury bill. Creating a CD ladder entails searching for the best rates, filling out applications and keeping track of the balances and maturity dates. When purchases are made through a single custodian, the data is consolidated on a monthly statement and transferring funds is much more easier as it only needs a phone call.

The article highlights the risks associated Treasury bonds. According to Pimco luminary Bill Gross, prices of long-term Treasury bonds may crash should yields rise sharply. Noted is the tendency of the market value of U.S. bonds to decline as interest rates increase. Haag Sherman of Salient Partners explains why the increasing U.S. debt is scaring investors to prop up Treasury prices. INSET: 3 Strikes Against Treasuries.

The article focuses on capital-protected investments. It provides information on one type of investment called Macquarie ALPS 5 being offered by Macquarie which was advertised as offering a guaranteed return of 12.5% in the first year. The investment is said to be linked to 80 stocks listed on the U.S. stock market. It notes that every time one of the shares drops by over 45% of its initial value for three days or more, the interest rate is reduced.

The article focuses on a yield increase in the 10-year U.S. Treasury note. Questions arise regarding this sudden increase on which the U.S. Federal Reserve suggested that interest rates need to move higher or lower. Investors were calmed by U.S. Federal Reserve officials concerning the evolution of financial markets.

This article presents charts on financial indicators worldwide, including stock markets, interest rates, and bond yields.