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International investors are buying record amounts of gilts on expectations of further Bank of England quantitative easing.

Newton's Paul Brain is to run a new offshore global bond fund for BNY Mellon Asset Management based on his flagship onshore fixed income product.

Investors expect Moody's to cut its Aaa credit rating on Spanish debt by up to two levels after a three-month review it announced in June ends tomorrow.

Belgium's bond yields relative to the continent's benchmark Germany are rising at the fastest rate in the eurozone as the country struggles to fight its huge debt burden.

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Henderson's Mark Harris has warned investors in fixed income funds will lose money over the next ten years.

Investec Asset Management's John Stopford says the group has been selling European and US government bonds as fears over the economic slowdown have become "overdone".

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Investors are continuing to pile into gilts as fears deepen that the global economy could be teetering on the brink of a double-dip recession.