anonguest Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Most discussions always seem to centre round the US Treasury yield which, to be fair is still the de facto benchmark for global borrowing costs, but what of the Uk yields? I have just made the first check in ages. Ok, not the best/most reliable source of specialist/in depth information anymore these days......but as a rough and ready indicator good enough for the moment. Putting aside the ludicrousness of why anyone would invest at 4.5-ish percent till 2055, I note with real interest (crude pun intended!) that some of the very near dated bonds have yields near or above 7%. A sign of what is coming round the corner for Joe (and Joanna) Bloggs vis a vis mortgage rates?? http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/hi/...ilt/default.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/ind...0&p=2017288 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Very likely. the problem has been a bloat. Governments all over the shop have tried to tinker to keep it bloated through imaginary resources, causing ultimately, inflation, which will sort out the flatulence well and truly. However, they will also come to the end of being able to extend their imaginary resources since the fallible will have had their imaginations stretched just a little too far. At which point a genuine, market driven cycle of readjustment will occur and they will, when facing the mirror, discover that they are human and tatty round the edges, not, as they had thought, glowing balls of light. It will be a bad shock but they will blame the mirror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Anyone who thinks we will have a UK base rate below 1% for the next two years is in La La La land. Its a short term measure, this time next year anything between 2.5% and 5%, much dependent on whether its small incremental due to inflation expectations? OR an unforseen event, you know, it was not seen coming again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChumpusRex Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 (edited) I have just made the first check in ages. Ok, not the best/most reliable source of specialist/in depth information anymore these days......but as a rough and ready indicator good enough for the moment.Putting aside the ludicrousness of why anyone would invest at 4.5-ish percent till 2055, I note with real interest (crude pun intended!) that some of the very near dated bonds have yields near or above 7%. The BBC website that you quoted calculates the 'wrong' yield. For example, the 9% conversion loan 2011, which the BBC quotes at 7.86% actually yields 1.57%. The 1.57% is the 'yield to maturity' - i.e. the total amount of income and capital returned when the bond matures if bought today. The 7.86% is the 'income yield' i.e. how much interest you get, excluding any capital gains/losses because you paid more or less than the face value of the bond. To clarify: to buy £100 of '9% conversion loan 2011' would cost £114.55. That bond would produce income of £9.00 per year, but when it matures in 2011, would only return £100 of capital. So, although you get a generous income stream, you are forced to take a capital loss - overall, the total income would be equivalent to an AER of 1.57% Edited July 25, 2009 by ChumpusRex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedfish Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 The BBC website that you quoted calculates the 'wrong' yield. For example, the 9% conversion loan 2011, which the BBC quotes at 7.86% actually yields 1.57%.The 1.57% is the 'yield to maturity' - i.e. the total amount of income and capital returned when the bond matures if bought today. The 7.86% is the 'income yield' i.e. how much interest you get, excluding any capital gains/losses because you paid more or less than the face value of the bond. To clarify: to buy £100 of '9% conversion loan 2011' would cost £114.55. That bond would produce income of £7.86 per year, but when it matures in 2011, would only return £100 of capital. So, although you get a generous income stream, you are forced to take a capital loss - overall, the total income would be equivalent to an AER of 1.57% ChumpusRex, if you chipped in a bit more on the Gilts Thread, life would be complete. cracking insight as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellerkat Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 ChumpusRex, if you chipped in a bit more on the Gilts Thread, life would be complete. cracking insight as always +1 Absolutely, that's the sort of clear, concise information we could all do with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwasright Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 The BBC website that you quoted calculates the 'wrong' yield. For example, the 9% conversion loan 2011, which the BBC quotes at 7.86% actually yields 1.57%.The 1.57% is the 'yield to maturity' - i.e. the total amount of income and capital returned when the bond matures if bought today. The 7.86% is the 'income yield' i.e. how much interest you get, excluding any capital gains/losses because you paid more or less than the face value of the bond. To clarify: to buy £100 of '9% conversion loan 2011' would cost £114.55. That bond would produce income of £9.00 per year, but when it matures in 2011, would only return £100 of capital. So, although you get a generous income stream, you are forced to take a capital loss - overall, the total income would be equivalent to an AER of 1.57% Darn it! Why did you have to go and spoil everything...I was just planning my early retirement income on the basis of his figures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Buttafueco Jr Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Anyone who thinks we will have a UK base rate below 1% for the next two years is in La La La land. Its a short term measure, this time next year anything between 2.5% and 5%, much dependent on whether its small incremental due to inflation expectations? From where are you getting your numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griptool Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 From where are you getting your numbers? Looks like a Panda guess to me, my guess would be a continuation of the near zirp for the foreseeable future - Whilst the economy remains weak and distressed commercial and domestic real estate debt remains on the balance sheets of the banks, BoE generated increases in interest rates are a long way off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChumpusRex Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 I would have thought that rates would stay close to zero for quite some time. Seeing as QE has been used in order to get 'lower than zero' interest rates - essentially forcing money out into the economy - I would expect the BoE to reverse QE before they start increasing base rates. If they start ramping interest rates, before QE, then they end up taking big losses on the QE programme; as the BoE have said they won't allow these losses to devalue Sterling, these losses will have to be paid by the taxpayer - in effect, the Govt will have to pay £billions to the BoE who will then burn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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