Rock-bottom

Rock-bottom interest rates drove investors out of investment-grade bonds — the 2009 market darling — and into high-yield and emerging-market debt over the past 12 months.

Party Goes On in Corporates Matthieu Wirz 2011

Rock-bottom taxes also go far to offset the pain of the franc.

As Franc Climbs, Swiss Allure To Companies Goes Downhill Deborah Ball 2011

Bond-fund investors face a no-win situation: Rock-bottom yields require taking on credit or maturity risk to earn a decent return, but bond prices essentially have nowhere to go but down.

The News Isn't All Bad Tom Lauricella 2011

Rock-bottom interest rates are a drag on Europe's pension funds and insurers.

Low-Yield Tide Could Leave Equities Adrift Hester Plumridge 2011

Rock-bottom interest rates, investors 'appetite for yield, resurgent merger-and-acquisition activity and the typical end-of-summer jump in debt issuance portend a particularly busy September.

After Labor Day, the Debt Deluge 2010

Rock-bottom interest rates led to a flood of new corporate-debt issuance, including $23 billion in new high-yield, or "junk," bonds in August, a record for the month.

Where's the Appetite for Risk? 2010

Rock-bottom interest rates have allowed strapped developers and real estate owners to refinance on favorable terms.

Check the Real Estate: It's Time to Delve In James B. Stewart 2010

LONDON — Rock-bottom interest rates in the U.K. are allowing the country's banks to transform their humdrum home-mortgage businesses into a cash cow, helping the banks return to profitability but fueling accusations of price gouging.

U.K. Banks' Profits on Mortgages Spur Criticism 2010

Rock-bottom interest rates have allowed strapped developers and real estate owners to refinance on favorable terms.

Check the Real Estate: It's Time to Delve In James B. Stewart 2010

Rock-bottom interest rates have allowed strapped developers and real estate owners to refinance on favorable terms.

Check the Real Estate: It's Time to Delve In James B. Stewart 2010