Nedgroup Investments' Alex Ralph: Getting ahead of a bond market pricing in too much pain

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It has been a challenging period for bond investors. Sovereign yields have climbed across developed markets, the Federal Reserve raised rates for the first time since 2023 and "higher for longer" has become the default assumption.

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