“Europe is clearly showing continued signs of strength, and the ECB is responding to that. There is a chance yields rise from here.”
Charles Diebel
“Europe is clearly showing continued signs of strength and the ECB is responding to that. There is a chance yields rise from here.”
“If European companies start to cut dividend yields this could start to hold the market back. The dividend yield cut story is just another excuse for investors to sell stocks.”
Steve Barrow
“This is not a high-yielding fund relative to its category. The median yield of the utility funds we cover is 2.4 percent, while this one yields 1.7 percent.”
David Kathman
“Apart from placing upward pressure on the yields in these markets, short-term rates may also respond, higher.”
Colen Garrow
“The yields on offer are very attractive versus the local bond yield, especially compared with the U.S. or Australia.”
Robert McKillop
“Banks and utilities are high dividend-yield spaces and they become less attractive as bond yields rise. It's normal in an environment of rising bond yields to see stock markets correct.”
Guenther Gerstenberger