The Bank of England's Andrew Haldane has said a possible sharp rise in bond yields represents the biggest risk for financial markets at present.
Leading bond managers have said the US Federal Reserve could start winding down its QE programme as soon as this summer, with treasury yields jumping as a result.
The Treasury has warned an independent Scotland could have dire implications for sterling, leaving the UK pound vulnerable to speculators.
The long-term "irreversible" trends I've discussed in detail in my upcoming book, $10,000 Gold, continue to develop.
GDP data published for Q4 2012 afforded a slightly better perspective on the year as a whole.
Ben Pakenham, manager of the Aberdeen High Yield Bond fund, takes a closer look behind the headlines at what is happening in the high yield bond sector.
US treasury 10 year yields have climbed past 2% for the first time in nine months, as better than expected data in the US helped bolster risk asset sentiment.