Lower yields on bonds, underscored by an inverted yield curve and 10-year rates below 2%, are cause for insurance companies to reevaluate their fixed-income investment positions. Due to their higher reinvestment frequency, property and casualty, and health insurers, should be more reactive to lower yields ... READ MORE >
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Low treasury rate is a boost for home builders, neutral for commercial real estate
Bonds have been declining in recent weeks following a 25-basis-point rate cut from the Federal Reserve and expectations of further cuts amid rising concerns over an impending recession. Recession concerns were underscored Wednesday by the inversion of the U.S. and U.K. two- and 10-year yield curves and ... READ MORE >
Central banks brace for economic slowdown as manufacturing reflects contraction
A slowing global economy and declining bond yields across the developed world—some negative—portend a deteriorating business climate ahead. To combat this broad slowdown, global central banks are shifting monetary policy toward more accommodative stances that include real negative rates, nominal negative ... READ MORE >