by Amruth Sundarkumar | May 20, 2022 | Bond Market Basics - Educational, Insights
Bond duration is used as a key measure of interest rate risk. With the US Fed, Bank of England and other global central banks raising interest rates, understanding the concept of duration is critical for bond investors and advisors. Duration is a key metric used by...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Mar 15, 2022 | Bond Market Basics - Educational, ESG Bonds
What are ESG Bonds and Why ESG? ESG bonds are debt instruments used by issuers to raise money for a positive Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) impact. The first such bond was issued by European Investment Bank in 2007 and the market has only grown since then....
by bondevalue | Apr 7, 2021 | Bond Market Basics - Educational
What are green bonds? Green bonds are different from conventional bonds in their use of proceeds – they are to be exclusively used towards financing or re-financing ‘green’ projects, such as to develop renewable energy technologies or to mitigate climate...
by bondevalue | Apr 6, 2020 | Bond Market Basics - Educational, BondbloX Bond Exchange, Insights
Let’s just say it – bond markets are weird! Everyone involved knows it. In good times, its time-honoured rules, traditions and structure work reasonably well. They work exceptionally well for its middlemen and don’t serve the remaining members of the...
by bondevalue | Mar 19, 2020 | Asian Dollar Bonds, Bond Market Basics - Educational, Credit Ratings, Financial News, High Yield Bonds, Interest Rate Trends, Investment Grade Bonds, Macroeconomic news
Old and wise traders have always whelped young traders with a final mantra, when everything is falling, only one thing goes up, US treasuries. That did not happen yesterday… US Treasuries Sell-Off even as Stocks continue to fall Markets saw a rare day...
by bondevalue | Nov 8, 2019 | Bond Market Basics - Educational, Insights
Before we get into details about where investors can find bond prices, it is important to understand how bonds are traded and how the trading process is different from stocks. Trading Process for Stocks vs. Bonds Stocks are traded on an exchange where the buyer and...
