Interest Rates: A Closer Look

Q: Aren'’'t rising interest rates bad for bonds?

Contrary to popular belief, bond investors may actually be better off if rates rise than if they fall. While bond prices typically fall when rates rise, the yield for those investments also rises. This means that in a rising rate environment, a bond’s coupons can be reinvested at higher yields, which, in turn, increases the bond’s overall return potential. In fact, the higher return earned over time, resulting from higher yields, could eventually outweigh the initial negative price impact of rising rates and lead to positive bond returns over the medium- and longer-term horizon.

View Current Outlook

Filters:

Filters: Reset All

Filters

Tags

Reset

Close
Order By

Reset

Alphabetical

Most Recent

Close

Download ({{cCtrl.itemsToDownload.length}})

Empty

() filters applied

PIMCO'S CURRENT INSIGHTS ON INTEREST RATES

Order By

Alphabetical
Most Recent

Section : Date : Experts :

Reset All

Blog

Fed Policy: Patience Is a Virtue

Surge in Rates May Be Overstating the Case for Inflation

Blog

Surge in Rates May Be Overstating the Case for Inflation

Inflation Numbers Rise in Europe, But Expectations Remain Low

Blog

Inflation Numbers Rise in Europe, But Expectations Remain Low

Fixed Income: Low Yields Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Blog

Fixed Income: Low Yields Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Positioning Your Portfolio

Positioning across interest rate environments

Reduce sensitivity to rising rates

With short-term strategies, you can de-risk by reducing your portfolio’s sensitivity to interest rates and overall volatility while still seeking attractive yield.
Short-Term Assets
Seek resiliency in an environment where rates may fall

Benchmark-oriented core bond portfolios – typically offering diversification with a high-quality bias – may provide resiliency in a risk-off environment when rates typically fall.
Visit Total Return
Embed flexibility to navigate different environments

Benchmark-agnostic strategies offer a greater ability to diversify traditional risks and tactically reposition to take advantage of market dislocations.
Income Solutions

Rates Education

Rates 101

Get smart on all things rates, like the relationship between rates and bonds, and how to gauge rate risk within the context of your clients’ portfolio.

Learn and Earn CE Credit

FAQs

What are advisors asking us about rates?

Do negative yields mean negative returns?

Is an inverted yield curve an indicator of a recession?

Aren’t rising interest rates bad for bonds?

Connect With Your Financial Advisor To Explore Investing With PIMCO

If you are a Financial Advisor or Institutional Investor, please change your role to submit any questions you may have.

Change Role

Disclosures

Global Central Bank Rates represented above: U.S. - Fed Funds Rate Upper Bound; UK - BOE Bank Rate; ECB - ECB Deposit Rate; Japan - Tokyo Overnight Average Rate (TONAR); Canada - BOC Overnight Rate; Brazil - Brazil Selic Target Rate; China - China 1-YR Benchmark Lending Rates.

Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results.

All investments contain risk and may lose value. Investing in the bond market is subject to risks, including market, interest rate, issuer, credit, inflation risk, and liquidity risk. The value of most bonds and bond strategies are impacted by changes in interest rates. Bonds and bond strategies with longer durations tend to be more sensitive and volatile than those with shorter durations; bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise, and low interest rate environments increase this risk. Reductions in bond counterparty capacity may contribute to decreased market liquidity and increased price volatility. Bond investments may be worth more or less than the original cost when redeemed.

There is no guarantee that these investment strategies will work under all market conditions or are suitable for all investors and each investor should evaluate their ability to invest for the long term, especially during periods of downturn in the market. Investors should consult their investment professional prior to making an investment decision.

PIMCO as a general matter provides services to qualified institutions, financial intermediaries and institutional investors. Individual investors should contact their own financial professional to determine the most appropriate investment options for their financial situation. This material contains the current opinions of the author but not necessarily those of PIMCO and such opinions are subject to change without notice. This material has been distributed for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but not guaranteed. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form, or referred to in any other publication, without express written permission.

unidentified

[change]

Please input a valid email address.

Saved Content

You are sharing {{shareFilterList.length}} items:

You are sharing {{shareFilterList.length}} items:

Interest Rates: A Closer Look

Filters

Topic/Tag

Tags

Order By

Order By

Positioning Your Portfolio

Positioning across interest rate environments

Reduce sensitivity to rising rates

Seek resiliency in an environment where rates may fall

Embed flexibility to navigate different environments

Rates Education

Rates 101

FAQs

What are advisors asking us about rates?

Do negative yields mean negative returns?

Is an inverted yield curve an indicator of a recession?

Aren’t rising interest rates bad for bonds?

Connect With Your Financial Advisor To Explore Investing With PIMCO

Disclosures

Subscribe