Investments

The share of residential property buyers that put themselves in the most optimistic category jumped notably in the latest edition of an RCN survey.

Investments poised to do well include partially paid down collateralized loan obligations, which are backed by loans taken out by highly indebted corporations, called leveraged loans.

U.S. stocks ended the day higher and Treasury yields fell Thursday. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sidestepped investor concerns over the outlook for rates at an event.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's gauge of the 10-year term premium became positive on Monday, after having been negative for most of the past seven years, reflecting steep increases in longer-maturity Treasury yields.

The sponsor's assets favor software companies, and the deal brings its total CLO assets under management to $2.2 billion.

Bond traders are bracing for Treasury yields to keep pushing higher after the Fed signaled it's likely to hold interest rates at lofty levels well into next year.

The real estate investment trust arm of two affiliate mortgage-related companies could reduce other debt and finance purchases of loans, servicing or securities.

CLOs are turning to another type of debt — junk bonds — for the security packages that underpin the investment vehicles that are sold to insurers and pension funds.

With uncertain outlooks surrounding the economy and interests, investment managers looking for safer fixed-income investments are finding underpriced assets.

The SEC could crimp effective investor communications, while IOSCO seeks feedback on 12 proposed "good practices" when operating in the leveraged loan and CLO markets.