In comparison, top-quality malls in the U.S. have sold for yields of 4% to 5% in the past year.
This year has been a tough one for those looking for yields, while the bond issuers have been in paradise.
But with 10-year Treasurys yielding 1.6%, basic laws of physics start making it tough for yields to fall much more.
Prime properties in cities such as London and Paris are selling for yields often below 5%, compared with around 6% during the depths of the downturn.
This seems to be an emotional reaction to the fears of a European banking crisis since the poor economic outlook would argue for yields to be dropping.
Loose monetary policy in developed economies send investors around the globe in search for yields, which leads to upward pressure on the currencies of countries receiving these flows.
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Substantially lower yields for U.S. treasuries also send much of the liquidity overseas in search for higher yields, especially to emerging markets.
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The report also said that the smaller banks were offering returns significantly higher than the major banks, "which may reflect the small banks' more risky asset-allocation strategies for higher yields" to compete for sales of wealth-management products.
For now, long-term yields for municipal bonds approach or exceed those for Treasuries.
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The borrower has raised 27 percent thanks to trusting investors looking for higher yields in this market.
Earlier expectations for the yields on the floating debt were 0.20 point and 0.40 point over Libor.
That long-term fall is now set to be reversed, he thinks, raising the need for better yields.
There are several unknown factors hovering on the horizon for bond yields, which include the Eurozone situation.
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In general, though, those who turn to, say, herbicide-resistant soyabeans, do not plant them for higher yields.
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If that happens, look for the yields on high grade securities to fall as investors seek safe havens.
Earlier expectations for the yields on the floating debt were higher: 0.20 point and 0.40 point over Libor.
Grains in particular have been intensively engineered over millennia for higher yields, pest- and disease-resistance and various desirable characteristics.
Another potential catalyst for falling yields is the prospect of sharp fiscal tightening at the turn of the year.
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They say German apartment builders are a good bet both for their yields and to hedge against Europe's uncertain future.
All of which is ample reason for bond yields to fall a lot and means that they have further to fall.
For U.S. investors, reentering these markets comes with the opportunity for high yields, but a recent history of sharp losses, too.
Older investors starved for higher yields liked them because they were told that their values would remain unchanged while they reaped income.
Above all, grit your teeth and lower your expectations for higher yields.
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It is very abnormal for bond yields to trade below headline inflation.
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The Canadian Energy Field has become a happy hunting ground for higher yields than you can find outside the junkiest of junk bonds.
Still, many investors are looking for predictable yields in their portfolios, especially as more and more investors move out of bonds and into equities.
Barring a sudden change in the world economy, global investors will likely keep snapping up the debt, eager for higher yields offered on Asian bonds.
The quest for higher yields is inflating a bubble in junk bonds, and investors are taking on more risk as they try to improve their performance.
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The hunger for new fees led bankers to match investors' search for high yields with mature, slow-growth companies and their owners, who were desperate to unload them.
For Treasury Yields to rise however, the FED does not need to change the FED FUNDS rate or even sell the massive amounts of the Treasuries it owns.
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