Government bonds
Bonds
Invesco Perpetual's co-head of fixed income Paul Read has said April's French presidential election is the "one to watch" for markets in 2012.
17 February 2012
•
Bonds
Bondholders in debt swap talks with Greece may get offered a sweetener in the form of a coupon linked to the future GDP growth of the country.
01 February 2012
•
Bonds
Ariel Bezalel, manager of the £593m Jupiter Strategic Bond fund, has opened his first ever short position in US treasuries, citing the opportunity for an asymmetric trade as the US economy recovers.
23 January 2012
•
Bonds
US treasuries have seen their worst start to a year since 2003 as investors grow more confident over the strength of the US and global economies.
23 January 2012
•
Economics
Kames Capital's fixed income team has said quantitative easing in Europe is a must in order to prevent Germany losing its AAA rating.
11 January 2012
•
Emerging markets
Franklin Templeton Investments' Michael Hasenstab has defended his Hungarian debt position amid reports the group owns 10% of the country's local bond market.
06 January 2012
•
Economics
The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) has sold €3bn of debt in an oversubscribed auction, passing its first major test of 2012.
05 January 2012
•
Economics
Europe's single currency reached a 15-month low against the dollar following a French bond auction this morning which saw almost all of the €8bn of debt targeted being sold.
05 January 2012
•
