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The shares are underpinned by the dividend. With a yield of around 8 per cent you don't need to rely on growth prospects.

The storms really threw a kink into our growing operations, especially around Immokalee. Some of the yield dropped by 80 percent.

The stock market is looking at a pretty benign economy, low interest rates and a 10-year note yield that is below 4 percent, all positives. But then there's the big negative -- oil.

The sell-off at the short end (of the yield curve) is understandable in light of this data, with the market now pricing 50 basis points of rate hikes by the end of next year.

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The story of the week has been the inverted yield curve. It's tough to read too much into the inversion. We may be more firmly inverted tomorrow after the psychological factor sets in. We can have an inverted curve and have it not lead to a recession. It depends on how much the curve becomes inverted and how long it remains there until we can talk about a recession.

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The supply of bonds won't have a large bearing on the yield levels or the structure of the yield curve, ... The influence on interest rates will come more fundamental factors such as inflation expectations, competition for capital and monetary policy.

the ten-year Treasury note yield is again moving higher and the price of oil is hitting up against record highs, all of which create obstacles for higher stock prices.

Some traders are locking in profits from their bets on a reduction in the yield difference. They may be thinking that the market has already priced in the likely level of Bank of Japan rate increases this year.

Sooner or later it will be appropriate for the Fed to pause, regardless of whether or not we get a signal in that direction. There is no reason for them to invert the yield curve. Inflation is contained and the economy is okay. I don't see a reason for them to take the risk of keeping raising rates.

Ten-year Treasuries are very close to the yield level at which we plan to buy. We prefer the 10-year notes to shorter-term Treasuries because inflation is less of a concern compared to rising interest rates.

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Reading between the lines, fund managers are bracing themselves for a bear flattening of global yield curves.

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North Fork Bancorp stock is selling at about 20. We think its fair value would be about 30. But meanwhile, you're getting a 3 percent dividend yield and it's selling at 10 times earnings. Demographically, it's a very attractive area. So, your risk in buying North Fork is that you're a little bit early and the market doesn't care about value stocks for a while. And of course, in a period of rising rates, financial stocks don't do particularly well. But, ... if you buy it and put it away, you'll end up making 50 percent from current levels over a 12 to 18 month period.

A flat yield curve affected our spread business, and transaction volume in domestic life insurance & retirement services and capital markets was lower as a result of regulatory and related issues,

A flattening yield curve typically is indicative of the bond market's view that the Fed as being less accommodative,

A flat or inverted curve has been difficult for banks to manage. But if there are associated inflation expectations built into the lower end of the curve, it might make it easier for banks to price loans, so the cost of funds is less than the yield on their assets.

Some things we can yield on, and some we can't. We have to build everywhere, and we have to maintain equity.

So, utilizing yield potential to dictate nitrogen recommendations may not be the most effective method, especially when nitrogen costs are high. Historically, we've treated excess nitrogen as cheap crop insurance. While it was then, that's not the case anymore.

One component of the leading economic indicators is the yield curve. Bond investors keep a close eye on this, as it illustrates the spread or difference between long-term interest rates and short-term ones.

Defensive and interest-rate sensitive sectors did well because Canadian rates were very low - up until recently we saw the 10-year Canada yield get down to 3.73 per cent - very constructive to utilities and the dividend payers and the defensives.

December's holiday travel was strong, and we continued our trend of double-digit year-over-year improvement in both revenue per available seat mile (RASM) and yield for the east and west networks. We are also especially proud of the US Airways team for delivering outstanding customer service to over 2.4 million customers during the recent holiday travel season.

Anybody who tells you that a flat yield curve is fine or that rising interest rates are good for the banking industry isn't in the same banking industry. Clearly these things are not helpful, but there are ways to manage through it.

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A rate increase at the March meeting is a done deal. We expect the yield on the 10-year to reach 4.75 percent.

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As a forecasting rule of thumb, the yield curve has been pretty good but it may not be a good rule of thumb today.

Avoid buying the highest-yielding stock in any one particular group, for that is often indication the market has beaten down the shares on fears of a dividend cut. It's better to buy something with more modest current yield and a good track record of increasing dividends.

Australia's yield differential is getting close to disappearing altogether. This won't help the Australian dollar.

As long as U.S. rates are rising you've got this double-whammy effect of spare cash looking for yield and yield is there,

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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.

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The U.S. Treasury market will outperform their European counterparts. The yield spread is making Treasuries more attractive.

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The whole game now is just playing the yield curve.

This effort will provide consumers, industry and federal agencies with a variety of energy savings ideas, which if done properly, can yield significant savings,

This does imply we'll see higher CPI inflation. The bond yield will move up as long we continue to see greater-than-expected data.

A lot of Friday's action was due to short-covering after the labor report looked weaker than people had expected. But the upcoming supply forces people to question whether they really want to endorse these lower yield levels.

Although mortgage rates have declined over the past three weeks, mortgage applications volumes have continued to fall. This is partially due to the flat yield curve and partially due to tighter lending standards by financial institutions.

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Already the futures markets are pricing in another rate hike and talk about a 5.0-plus fed funds rate is making the rounds. The currently inverted yield curve may also be a signal to the Fed that the economic growth of the past couple of years may be waning and any added tightening may be like kicking a good man while he is down.

They do not want to see any government regulations or control because it limits the profitability. The free market is not doing anything to yield more affordable housing.

They are definitely being affected by lower profits on sales of mortgages, and the shape of the yield curve. It's tough to totally offset these factors.

There was volume growth, but these results were driven by yield improvement and operating-margin improvement. We also saw productivity gain and more packages moved per employee.

There's a lot of customer interest in a whole array of emerging markets. The yield levels offered by some of these countries are still quite attractive.

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This is unlikely to be a significant negative for the dollar. They're unlikely to start moving heavily out of dollars as U.S. assets still yield more than in Europe or other countries.

There's a risk the statement will be watered down. This will be negative for interest rates, the yield gap will narrow further, and the Australian dollar will go down.

There seem to be all the elements of a good auction -- the bid-to-cover ratio was solid, the yield was as expected and yields are not rising.

There is this simplistic notion around that because the yield curve is inverted, therefore, economic growth is going to slow down, but ... no consideration is given as to why the economy would slow down.

A tepid equity market, a flat yield curve and low interest rates are all combining to put earnings and sales pressure on fourth-quarter results for life insurers.

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Asset liability matching demand from pension funds will support the longer end and assuming the ECB hikes rates aggressively, we might see a flat yield curve by April.

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It is very doubtful the 10-year yield reflects the outlook the central bank will soon change monetary policy. It is hard for investors to buy debt when the economy has strong growth momentum.

It's a good move. It flattens the yield curve and brings long-term rates down.

It really depends on when you get the flat curve. Right now with the low rates, I don't see dire implications from a flattening yield curve. It just is accurately indicating that the economy is slowly or moderating.

It provides a relatively attractive yield but that is offset by ongoing uncertainties about the spin off.

Foreign investors will still get a lot of yield comparatively in the U.S., so we could see them buying.

For all intents and purposes the Fed is going to move at a measured pace whether that word is in there or not. And now, the longer end of the yield curve should react more to Fed moves.

It's likely to be another difficult year for the rand. As the yield gap narrows, that will make it more difficult for South Africa to attract the investment it needs.

It looks like the two-year note will also have a low ratio because the market is not willing to pay a higher price for the new supply. It means the yield will likely be higher going into the auction.

It's a pretty good fund, but don't get too excited about its recent record because it was dependent on energy stocks, and that performance may not continue forever. You don't necessarily need a utilities fund in your portfolio, but people buy them for yield and to add diversification if they already have growth funds.

It's got to be the yen. That is the currency with the lowest yield and borrowers can be comfortable that the BOJ is not going to significantly boost their funding costs over the course of the year.

It's probably not good for bonds if the Fed is still raising rates on the short end and people are uncomfortable with the yield curve.

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Considering the strong demand among people in the market, 10-year yield won't stay above 1.6 percent for a long time. Even if it reaches it, it won't probably hold for a long time.

That's quite the opposite of what it was six or 12 months ago when we were in a rising interest rate environment, ... At that time everyone was going with the shorter term so they could reinvest at a higher yield going forward.

The biggest benefit shareholders will receive is the dividend. Investors should accept what we view as an attractive yield until there is more clarity about the merger integration.

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Strong commodity prices certainly do the Australian dollar no harm. But as we have seen, yield spreads are far more potent for the Australian dollar.

The bank continues to be under pressure with the very difficult yield environment they find themselves in. But things are moving in the right direction (for the company) after four or five quarters of dismal earnings.

Strong loan and deposit growth and the bank's ability to control deposit costs more than offset margin compression pressure from the flat yield curve (in 2005).

It's clearly a tough environment for CFOs to manage, given where the yield curve is, as they are directly responsible for managing balance sheets.

It's been foreigners looking for yield that has driven the U.S. curve to flatten. The market will interpret this inversion as more circumspect than previous ones.

Oil remains the wild card for industry profitability. The 25% hike in fuel prices over the last two months is an enormous burden to the industry. However, the S$ 1.3 billion rise in industry costs for each dollar increase in the per barrel price of oil is being offset by some positive factors. Industry hedging levels are 50%. Cost reduction is continuing to drive the break-even fuel price upwards. And the US domestic yield rose 12.4% in February.

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The U.S. economy is still robust and inflation, though modest, is certainly something the Fed needs to be cautious about going forward. If the data remains strong, we could see easily see 4.75 percent on the 10-year yield by the next Fed meeting.

The U.S. economy is still powering ahead and that keeps the market firmly focused on the fact that the Fed has further to go. With yield spreads widening out again the dollar can keep rallying.

The U.S. economy is doing okay and you have global growth doing fairly well. That's encouraging yields higher. A 5 percent yield in 10-year Treasuries represents fair value.

The USDA may want to consider expanding the scope of the subjective yield surveys it uses in making the forecasts in order to incorporate a wider range of market and industry participants.

The USDA generates crop production forecasts based on estimates of planted and harvested acreage and two types of yield indications -- a farmer-reported survey and objective measurements.

They can't run out of U.S. exposure. They have Treasuries, cash, the whole yield curve, corporate bonds that they can invest in. They can even invest in paintings.

The yield was not attractive to us to commit to it.

The yield story favors the dollar. The BOJ made as minimal a change as they possibly could; the yen is still a very low-yielding currency and there's competition for yield.

The yield on the lead 20-year debt rose a bit as some investors cut long positions after making hefty purchases last week but overall sentiment appeared to be generally bullish.

The yield initially knee-jerked lower on the weak durable goods data and the Saudi news.

The yield differential story is going to continue to be there. The Fed is getting closer to the end of their tightening cycle.

The yield differential is going to limit any real upside for the euro right now.