UK jobs market stays soft before BoE rate call
UK jobs market stays soft before BoE rate call. The market is pricing in a 90% likelihood that the federal funds rate will rise a quarter point following the central bank's meeting on Wednesday, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
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"Here's what market experts say higher rates could mean for your portfolio. While short-term bond rates generally move alongside the Fed's benchmark rate, longer-term rates are governed by the public bond market, which, among other factors, tends to respond to expectations of higher inflation by demanding higher yields on long-term bonds. "If the 10-year yield goes over 6% in the next month or two, that would upset the apple cart," says Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group, a wealth management firm.
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In fact, you could have earned better than 10% per year investing in stocks in developed and emerging international markets, as well as in a portfolio split 60/40 (or 40/60) between U. Looking forward, however, investors may be anticipating at least one source of potential agita: higher interest rates. Wall Street expects the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate this week, following Chairman Kevin Warsh's recent speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in which he expressed concern about persistent inflation.
4% over the 12 months ending in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — interest rates could remain elevated or even head higher, economic experts say. "There was a big expectation that the Fed would start cutting rates aggressively and yields would go back down to you know very low levels.
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And that hasn't happened, nor do we think it will happen," says Lawrence Gillum, chief fixed income strategist for investment firm LPL Financial. "We think we're in this kind of higher for longer interest rate environment. Higher rates mean higher yields on bondsIf you're interested in investing in bonds for income, higher interest rates may be welcome news, says Gillum. "We think there is a lot of value in the fixed income market for those savers and investors that rely on a steady income," he says.
A 10-year Treasury — a common proxy for long-term rates — paid 1. Both rising rates and inflation pose a risk to bond investors. Bond prices and rates move in opposite directions. If you own a bond ETF or mutual fund, that investment may decline in value should the Fed raise rates.
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The longer the fund's duration — a measure of interest rate sensitivity — the greater the potential decline in price. But remember: Because a bond's interest rate is fixed, higher inflation can eat into the value of your returns. Stock returns may be 'muted'Higher interest rates are traditionally thought to be a headwind for stocks, since higher borrowing costs can eat into businesses' bottom lines and slow consumer spending. Plus, stocks tend to look like a less attractive investment if bonds are offering higher returns with, typically, much lower risk.
Overall, though, Detrick remains bullish on the economic situation for stocks, since the current bout of inflation is coinciding with what he sees as robust growth in both corporate earnings and gross domestic product. By trimming some winners in favor of more undervalued areas of the market, such as small- and midsize-company U. S. stocks and international names, Baranko says investors can expose themselves to more of the market's potential upside in the coming years.
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