"Stocks are cheaper compared to long-term interest rates than they have been in anyoneâs life,â he added.
Wall Street strategists estimate that S&P 500 companies will earn a total of $47.45 a share this year, according to the average projection of 11 forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg News. That gives the index a so-called earnings yield of 5.48 percent, dividing by yesterdayâs close. The 10-year Treasury bond is paying 2.84 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. "
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Earnings yield compared to interest rates?The reason risk free rates are so low its because the market thinks the economy is so bad
Wall Street strategists estimate that S&P 500 companies will earn a total of $47.45 a share this year, according to the average projection of 11 forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg News. That gives the index a so-called earnings yield of 5.48 percent, dividing by yesterdayâs close. The 10-year Treasury bond is paying 2.84 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. "
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aSOmYN8XM3Rc&refer=home
Earnings yield compared to interest rates?The reason risk free rates are so low its because the market thinks the economy is so bad