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The gap between the market’s earnings yield and bond yields has narrowed, a measure that has at times predicted subpar stock ...

The equity risk premium (ERP), the extra return investors demand for holding equities over risk-free assets, is at its lowest level in years, and it's flashing yellow lights across institutional ...

The U.S. stock market has just entered unfamiliar territory. The equity risk premium (ERP) for the S&P 500 — essentially the extra return investors expect for taking on stock market risk over safer ...

The S&P 500 risk premium -- the forward earnings yield minus the 10-year Treasury yield-- is now nearly zero. "Such dismal equity risk-reward prospects have only been seen once in the last quarter ...

WTPI uses cash-secured puts on the S&P 500 to generate income, but low VIX premiums weaken returns and it lags the index. See ...

Expected 10-year risk premiums across various asset classes are lower than historical premiums, according to data provided by PitchBook. The contraction has been most pronounced in private equity, ...

Markets are beginning to price in a “Trump risk premium” as policy uncertainty and geopolitical tensions rise, according to economist Robin Brooks. Brooks, former chief FX strategist at Goldman Sachs, ...

The risk premium for options is rising in assets from stocks to gold, even as implied volatility on benchmark indexes has been either steady or falling for most of this year. While that may seem ...

LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Israel and Hezbollah’s peace deal is a key step on the path to a calmer Middle East – and, in theory, lower oil prices. On Tuesday, the U.S. and France managed ...

At the end of April, hedge funds and other money managers started shedding long positions in the most important petroleum contracts. With the Middle East always lurking in the background, the market ...