Yields
S-Reits’ yields remain compelling for defensive investors amid market volatility
The ongoing uncertainty due to tariffs and trade tensions has caused significant volatility in global markets over the past week, as investors take a risk-off approach. Singapore real estate...
Treasury yields see biggest weekly jump since 2001 as cash flees
[NEW YORK] The bond-market sell-off unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s trade war sent 10-year Treasury yields to the biggest weekly surge in over two decades as investors pulled...
Retail S-Reits’ high occupancy, firm yields keep analysts positive
With landlords maintaining the upper hand, retail plays could gain with further rent hikes expected[SINGAPORE] Interest in retail-focused real estate investment trusts (Reits) remains strong despite signs of slowing...
Europe: Stoxx 600 closes flat as ECB boost counters pressures from yields
EUROPEAN shares pared declines to close flat on Thursday, after the European Central Bank’s interest rate cut boosted bank stocks, offsetting pressures from rising long-term bond yields.The pan-European Stoxx 600 recovered from a...
Bank of Japan vows to keep tapering bond buying despite rise in yields
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) will keep tapering its government bond purchases despite recent rises in yields, deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said on Friday (Feb 28), stressing its huge...
Falling yields pile pressure on China’s insurers
CHINA’S insurance companies reported higher investment returns in 2024 despite falling market interest rates and an economy flirting with deflation, as the bond market soared, the stock market took off in...
Sorry, T-bills. It’s time now to look elsewhere for yields
INTEREST in Singapore’s Treasury bills (T-bills) surged over the past two years, as rising interest rates elevated demand for yield and stable returns.
T-bills also found favour as investors sought...
US: Wall Street slides, Treasury yields rise on mixed data, renewed tariff threats
Wall Street ended sharply lower and benchmark Treasury yields jumped on Friday (Feb 7) in the wake of a mixed US payrolls report, weak consumer sentiment data and revived...
