Government bonds
16 May 2012
The global credit market has been turned upside down as sovereigns contaminate the market and governments become "the new hedge funds", according to PIMCO's Luke Spajic.
14 May 2012
US markets have fallen to three-month lows during trading today as the eurozone worries that resurfaced last week show little sign of subsiding.
11 May 2012
Kames Capital's David Roberts has added "disaster insurance" to the £510m Strategic Bond fund on doubts the markets will be able to function smoothly over the summer.
10 May 2012
Renowned hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry is urging investors to short US treasuries should yields sink further from their current lows, as it would be a "lifetime buying opportunity for risk assets".
09 May 2012
'Full scale panic' is once again returning to markets following the Greek election, with safe haven bond yields - including gilts - likely to continue setting new record lows, said M&G's Ben Lord.
04 May 2012
Yields on German government bonds have fallen to a new record low amid weaker than expected jobs data from the US.
03 May 2012
Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards has warned investors who own Australian government debt they face the 'mother of all hard landings' if China's economy slows down as they expect.
20 April 2012
Spanish and Italian bond prices have continued their decline as G20 leaders told European politicians responsibility for the debt crisis lies with them.
19 April 2012
Canny investors should have heeded the “clear signal” to buy equities in December, as they are set to rise despite the threat of a bear market in bonds, said Investec’s Max King.
18 April 2012
The latest addition to Schroders’ bond team has been adding Spanish government bonds across several portfolios in the view Spain is too big to fail.
17 April 2012
Greece has fallen out of a list of the top ten riskiest sovereign credits after restructuring its debt, but a number of other sovereigns are still at risk, new research has revealed.
10 April 2012
Yields on tranches of German debt fell below the amount paid by Japan for the first time ever mid-afternoon, as investors considered the likelihood of another round of stimulus in Europe.
19 March 2012
Over the last 10 years, 1,000 new funds have been launched every year in Europe across all asset classes, a Lipper report has found.
12 March 2012
Greek bonds issued following Friday's €206bn debt exchange are trading at distressed levels, suggesting the deal has failed to reassure investors.
07 March 2012
M&G bond manager Mike Riddell and his team have taken exposure to global index-linked bonds to their highest ever levels in the view inflation risks have not been priced into the market.
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