Stop hunting for the magic number in bond yields

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Stop hunting for the magic number in bond yields

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That’s not how bond market risk transmits to equities.

Equity managers need to know how shifts in the bond market impact their risk profile. But searching for a magic number in 10y yields is misguided.

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The transmission mechanism is more nuanced. It operates via three distinct channels: yield levels, curve shape and rate volatility.

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Qi measures the orthogonal exposure of each equity sector to all three.

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Continue reading our analysis by downloading the PDF above

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Author
Huw Roberts

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