Hints and tips:
...Fidelity includes Royal London Short Duration Global Index Linked Fund M Inc in its “Select 50” list of recommended investments, saying: “The loans are made over short periods (under five years usually)...
...Its $400mn convertible looks relatively cheap, yielding 4 to 4.5 per cent for a duration of 7.5 years. Viavi might have had to pay perhaps 8 per cent for a loan of similar size and duration....
...Jimmy Chang, chief investment officer of the group’s family office arm, has recommended long-short hedge funds, precious metals and long-duration Treasuries to clients in a recent note, writing: “I doubt...
...Furthermore, signing a settlement locks in a historically high interest rate for the duration of the term the individual repays the money....
...The fundamental idea of LDI — better matching the duration of assets with the long-term nature of the liabilities of defined benefit pension plans — remains sound....
...In the second quarter of 2023-24, more than three-quarters of mental health trusts had bed occupancy above the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ recommended limit, up from 63 per cent six years ago....
...As a policy prescription, it has a distinguished pedigree dating back to the early 1970s and previous advocates have recommended that it could be a part of the standard PAYE process....
...Put another way, until the yield curve re-steepens, credit and duration risk taking incentives will likely reset lower....
...But long duration “govvies” are generally outperforming credit, even many of the riskier high-yield corporate bonds that tend to do better in any rebound....
...But there is no escaping this work and no useful room that offers sanctuary for the duration....
...So, uh… conceivably, Allison could have eaten nothing but small pizzas bought at full prices for the duration of the period studied without breaking recommended consumption limits. God Bless America....
...The downbeat sales forecast could pose challenges for Pfizer and Merck, which had hoped the drugs would provide a sustained revenue boost for the duration of the pandemic....
...Most Covid restrictions in the UK were being lifted as of Wednesday and in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scaled back the recommended isolation period last month....
...This included going into “more detail about the content and about the duration” of initial pledges made by the group, “including the timing of them”....
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...Nikolai, a 68-year-old physical education teacher with the energy and curiosity of a teenager, was to be my chaperone for the duration of my stay....
...“But the magnitude and duration of the transient inflation spike is proving greater than expected,” he argued....
...“We are right now the only firm offer on the table, recommended by the Meggitt board,” he said....
...Marks recommended the CIO get a new target. At the same time, Marks says, you have to be in the market....
...It has recommended against the use of remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine, and supported the use of steroids for certain Covid-19 patients....
...The government said the use of Pfizer and Moderna for the booster programme had been “recommended by the independent JCVI” after extensive clinical trials found it to provide the best protection....
...In the absence of a technological breakthrough in long duration large scale battery storage, this symbiotic mix of mass renewables and mass gas fired back-up generation will be critical for national and...
...older and more vulnerable Britons are expected to receive Covid-19 booster shots from September to strengthen their resistance over the winter and curb new variants, advisers to the UK government have recommended...
...Another factor may be the time between doses, at a recommended four weeks for Moderna but three weeks for Pfizer....
...Esther BintliffAnd the other thing that everyone I spoke to recommended was pausing. So don’t immediately respond....
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