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发表于 2012-3-31 11:25 AM
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本帖最后由 kdkboy 于 2012-3-31 12:26 编辑
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BlackRock: 10-Year Yields Likely to Hit 2.75%-3% This Year
Giganto asset manager BlackRock is out with a note suggesting that the yield on the 10-year note is likely to hit 2.75-3% this year. But as for a massive crippling spike that would grind bond prices into dust? They don’t see it.
Don’t expect a big reversal or yield explosion any time soon, however. The Fed and other central banks in the developed world are fully committed to loose monetary policy to support recovering economies and raise employment … There is another buyer who will ensure rates will stay low around the word. Global pension funds and insurers are desperate for income in a world of little growth, long lives, ultra-low yields and declining supply of fixed income. This ‘structural bid for yield’ is playing out across the globe. Even if the Fed and other central banks were to run out of ammunition (unlikely), this yield-hungry pack of investors is ready to pick up the slack. The profound shift is brought about by a rapidly aging global population: The world retirement population is set to triple to 2 billion by 2050, according to the UN.
For the record, a rise to 3% doesn’t sound like a lot. But because of the freaky nature of the way bond prices move it would put a decent dent in returns. This is because of the concept referred to as “duration” by the bond geeks. It sounds like it has to do with time. But it really doesn’t. It means interest rate risk. Here’s the short version: With yields this low, prices swing wildly with relatively small changes in yields.
According to data from bond trading platform Tradeweb, the current 10-year Treasury is trading at around 2.15% yield. If yields went up to 3%, that would translate into a price loss on the bond of about 7%. Some of that would be offset a bit by interest payments, but it still wouldn’t feel good. |
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