The risk-dampening powers of global bonds

Viable alternatives to hedged bonds

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Currency-hedged global bonds sold off in 2022 as spiking global inflation and the aggressive monetary policy tightening response by central banks weighed on broad investment-grade fixed income and equity markets alike.

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