bellwether bond

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• bellwether bond — ➔ bond * * * bellwether bond UK US noun [C] (also bellwether) FINANCE ► a government bond whose changes in interest rate are believed to show the future direction of the rest of the bond market: »The yield on the bellwether bond dropped early… …   Financial and business terms

• bellwether — bell‧weth‧er [ˈbelˌweDə ǁ ər] noun [countable] FINANCE a type of stock, share etc whose price is thought to show the probable future direction of the market as a whole: • He periodically checks on a few properties chosen as bellwethers to see if… …   Financial and business terms

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• Bond — Bonds are debt and are issued for a period of more than one year. The U.S. government, local governments, water districts, companies and many other types of institutions sell bonds. When an investor buys bonds, he or she is lending money. The… …   Financial and business terms

• bellwether — n. male sheep that leads a flock (usually wears a bell); leader (Slang); talker, chatterer; stock or bond that is an indicator of the entire market s condition (Finance) …   English contemporary dictionary

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• Benchmark Bond — A bond that provides a standard against which the performance of other bonds can be measured. Government bonds are almost always used as benchmark bonds. Also referred to as benchmark issue or bellwether issue . More specifically, the benchmark… …   Investment dictionary

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