'What is different this time?': Experts debate a delayed 'year of the bond'

Stark parallels to 2023 outlook

Eve Maddock-Jones
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Bond markets failed to deliver the buoyant year experts had forecast at the beginning of 2023 but some are hoping the improved inflation outlook will still usher in the long-awaited rally.

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