Outside of the precious metals, high-yield corporate and local currency emerging market debt are another trade favorite that has legs even if the equity markets turn positive.
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The people implementing the reform program sometimes yield to pressure from local politicians or worry more about their own tenure than land tenure.
This is a bond fund, but its investments are made in local currencies, so you get some yield as well.
Success in these three areas will yield significantly greater return on investment than outsized wage hikes in the form of improved development programs (which, in turn, yield more effective and capable local talent), higher employee engagement (results in more productive and motivated talent with lower turnover), and a more stable and capable local team.
Local currency debt come with higher coupons (yield at offer, and par), but come with the added risk of currency devaluation.
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Investors need the local currency debt exposure to get the high yield.
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"Indian cottonseed producers actually realize almost seven times the financial benefits growing cottonseed for local seed companies than if they were to sell that same yield at farm gate prices"--using their land, that is, primarily to produce cotton rather than seed.
For local currency bond holders, Brazil offers some of the best investment grade yield around.
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How can countries yield control to distant bodies but ensure bureaucrats remain responsive to local dynamics?
Stable currencies continue to make local currency bonds a top pick for fixed income fund managers looking for yield, volume, and liquidity.
Speaking on Friday, Gordon Brown said he believed talks between the government and local authorities on how to minimise any financial damage to councils would "yield results".
Local currency government bonds have traded recently below 10%, where double digit yield is much more common.
The current yield is lower than what the company would have secured in Brazilian local currency debt.
However, local and global movements to make the effort are needed now, and could yield new jobs, new opportunities for peace, and global cooperation beyond what humanity has ever achieved.
Still, just about any high-yield savings account is better than the typical savings account you might find at your local bank branch.
Local niche deals look like a good lifestyle business for savvy entrepreneurs, but are unlikely to yield more than a few scalable businesses.
Easier access to the Russian local bond market is expected to result in a gradual increase of foreign investor inflows this year thanks to yield hungry money managers.
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