10-Year Government Bond Yield Comparison: A Global View

by: Bespoke Investment Group February 19, 2008 | about stocks: IEF    

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We recently gathered the 10-year government bond yields for 29 countries to see where global interest rates currently stand. As shown below, Indonesia has the highest 10-year yield at 10%, followed by South Africa (8.7%), India (7.6%), Mexico (7.5%) and Hungary (7.4%).

At the bottom of the yield barrel is Japan at 1.5%, followed by Singapore, Taiwan and Switzerland. The 3.86% yield on the 10-year in the US is the 8th lowest out of the 29 countries analyzed.

We also gathered consensus economist estimates for where each country's 10-year would stand at the end of 2008 from Bloomberg. As shown, government bond yields in China are expected to rise the most by the end of 2008 (from 4.2% to 5.2%), followed by Singapore, Hong Kong, Norway and Malaysia. Hungary, South Africa, Thailand and Indonesia are expected to see their yields fall the most. The yield on the 10-year in the US is expected to be just slightly higher than current levels at the end of 2008.

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    Feb 19 04:20 PM
    And the point here is what exactly? These guys keep coming up with this nonsense.
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    Feb 19 08:04 PM
    The point is that if you are long the Hong Kong long bond, you're going to get pounded like a chicken cutlet.
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    Feb 21 06:49 AM
    Great info, thank you.
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