Treasuries for the Long Run

View PDF In the current low-return environment, institutional investors have pursued high-return objectives by increasing their exposure to equity and equity-like investments. However, with uncertain profit growth, high equity valuations, and fresh memories of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), they are also seeking investments to reduce equity risk. Since the timing and severity of any […]

Hunt for Yield Drove Bonds in 2nd Quarter

In the United States, fixed income investors continued to hunt for yield in this low-interest rate environment, while non-U.S. bonds benefited from a weaker U.S. dollar. Emerging market bonds also benefited from both the hunt for yield and the dollar’s decline. Corporate bonds performed best in the second quarter on strong demand. Investors continued their […]