Deep Dive: Is there any confidence left in fixed income?

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Juliet Schooling Latter, research director at FundCalibre, dives into fixed income

Low rates and tight spreads - the world of fixed income is anything but attractive at present. It is no secret that monetary policy is expected to drive markets in 2022, particularly with uncertainty around inflation and the pandemic.  However, it is almost impossible to expect a cohesive response from central banks across the globe - dispersion is the order of the day from here. Ultimately, we are looking at a market where government bonds are loss making and many investment grade options in the A and BBB space are yielding less than 3%. Deep Dive: Death of 60/40 model is gre...

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