FYI: Japan interest rates: zero.
European interest rates: zero.
U.S. interest rates: better. Closer to 3%.
But if you are not involved in the carry-trade, that is borrowing money from a low-yielding country like Japan and using it to buy high-yielding bonds in countries like Brazil, then the only way to get 3% interest on anything is in junk bonds.
Out of curiosity, I asked some fund managers to give me some stocks with a 5% or greater dividend yield. I didn’t want crazy penny stocks, and I didn’t want new, speculative industries like medical marijuana, artificial intelligence, or blockchain and crypto.
Nearly all of the names came from emerging markets.
One of the highest yielders? China.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2019/03/14/in-low-yield-world-global-investors-turn-to-big-dividend-foreign-stocks/?ss=etfs-mutualfunds#4a91716a2313
