Where can I find bond rates?

[Helpmeplease]

I am searching for a AAA bond offering 4% interest or higher and hopefully in a short to medium period of time. Are there any sites where I may be able to get help finding such bond information?

[feh]

I can't tell you where to look. However, if you find a AAA rating at 4%, please let the rest of us know about it.

[kork13]

I don't really know a GOOD site for it.... But I can use the Google machine!

Listing of 1yr-10yr International bond rates
Listings of foreign sovereign debt ratings (pardon my use of Wikipedia)

From a cursory look, it doesn't appear that there are any AAA-rated countries with 1yr-5yr bond yields above about 2%... The one exception seems to be Australia (AAA) whose bonds are between 2.5%-3.5%. Dropping down in the credit rating scale slightly, New Zealand (AA) has 5yr bonds above 4%. China (AA-) has 1yr-5yr bonds between 4%-4.5%, and Chile (also AA-) bonds are between 4.5%-5%. Consider that the US itself is currently sitting at AA+. Also, those are only the S&P ratings... For example, Moody has New Zealand at Aaa, along with Australia and the US.

Alternately, you can go with the lovely-looking bonds from Uganda, earning a hearty 14%. They even have a (barely) investment-grade rating of BBB- !!! What a deal!

[Helpmeplease]

I don't really know a GOOD site for it.... But I can use the Google machine!

From a cursory look, it doesn't appear that there are any AAA-rated countries with 1yr-5yr bond yields above about 2%... The one exception seems to be Australia (AAA) whose bonds are between 2.5%-3.5%. Dropping down in the credit rating scale slightly, New Zealand (AA) has 5yr bonds above 4%. China (AA-) has 1yr-5yr bonds between 4%-4.5%, and Chile (also AA-) bonds are between 4.5%-5%. Consider that the US itself is currently sitting at AA+. Also, those are only the S&P ratings... For example, Moody has New Zealand at Aaa, along with Australia and the US.

Alternately, you can go with the lovely-looking bonds from Uganda, earning a hearty 14%. They even have a (barely) investment-grade rating of BBB- !!! What a deal!

Thank you for the research, though a AAA bond of 30 years should be easily found to be over 4%, correct?!?

[kv968]

Thank you for the research, though a AAA bond of 30 years should be easily found to be over 4%, correct?!?

I did a search through 2 brokerages and came up with about 20 bonds that mature in 30 years and are AAA rated. Most of them are from the same companies and they yield about 4.5%.

FYI, there are only 4 companies in the U.S. that are rated AAA so you're going to have some slim pickings there. Going int'l will subject you to currency risk. Going for a 30 year maturity and you're definitely exposing yourself to interest and inflation risk.

Unfortunately there isn't much out there with a relative decent yield unless you take on more risk.

What do you need this money for?