Investment

Bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs) are both debt-based fixed-income products that you hold until they mature. Bond issuers are primarily businesses looking to generate capital for operations, product development, or the possibility of expanding by acquiring another business. Is it wise to invest in CDs? CDs are a safe way to invest. CDs, like […]

The prolonged use of capital controls is incompatible with the goal of achieving reserve currency status in the long run, but we do not see a shift away from a controlled exchange rate in the near future. Relative Value Chinese bonds may have a greater yield than equivalent bonds issued in industrialized bond markets, but

Climate bonds are fixed-income financial products (bonds) that are connected to solutions for climate change. They are issued in order to collect funds for climate change solutions such as mitigation and adaptation projects. These could be programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as renewable energy or energy efficiency, or climate change adaptation projects, such

Banks use CoCo bonds to withstand financial losses. Investors in CoCos agree to take equity in exchange for the regular income from the debt when the bank’s capital ratio falls below regulatory standards, rather than converting bonds to ordinary shares merely on the basis of stock price increase. The stock price, on the other hand,

Bonds are one way for businesses to raise funds. A bond is a type of debt between an investor and a company. The investor agrees to contribute the firm a specified amount of money for a specific period of time in exchange for a given amount of money. In exchange, the investor receives interest payments

The term “core bond fund” refers to bond funds that serve as the foundation of your bond fund portfolio. They are well-diversified across the US investment grade bond market, which includes US government, corporate, agency, and mortgage-backed bonds (tax free municipal bond funds are not normally included). What exactly is a core bond fund? Core

A municipal bond issued by cities, local governments, or their agencies in California is known as a California municipal bond. Roads, schools, parks, public utilities, housing, publicly owned airports and seaports, levees, public facilities, and other critical building and infrastructure projects in California are funded by municipal bonds. California municipal bonds can be general obligations

A catastrophe bond (CAT) is a high-yield financing instrument designed to help insurance companies raise money in the case of a natural disaster. A CAT bond allows the issuer to obtain funds only if certain events, such as an earthquake or tornado, occur. The need to pay interest and refund the principal is either suspended

Series EE savings bonds issued from November 2021 to April 2022 will receive a fixed yearly rate of 0.10 percent starting today. Series I savings bonds will earn a 7.12 percent composite rate, with a portion of that rate being adjusted to inflation every six months. The EE bond fixed rate is applied to a

A bond is a fixed-income security that represents an investor’s debt to a borrower (typically corporate or governmental). A bond can be regarded of as a promissory note between the lender and the borrower that outlines the loan’s terms and installments. Companies, municipalities, states, and sovereign governments all use bonds to fund projects and operations.