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Why would anyone ever buy a 100-year bond?
Sponsored Earlier this year, the Austrian government placed a €2bn bond issue with a yield of 0.88% – for 100 years. David Stevenson asks why any investor would lend their money to a government for a century.
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Is the bond market wrong about inflation?
News The bond rally suggests that markets are sanguine about inflation, but the gold rally suggests inflation is a real threat.
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Gilt yields head below zero
News Yields on gilts – UK government bonds – have gone negative, meaning investors are paying the Treasury to borrow money from them.
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The bond bubble keeps inflating
News Most major stockmarkets remain down on the year, but government bonds continue to gain ground.
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The corona crisis will mark the end of the longest-running trend in markets
News With politicians and central bankers enthusiastically embracing money printing and a recession almost certainly not too far off, the slide in bond yields is set to reverse, says John Stepek. Here’s what that means for you.
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Is this the last hurrah for the government bond bubble?
News Traditionally, the government bond market is one of the most boring on the planet. Not any more, says John Stepek. Things have blown up big time. Here's what's going on, and what it could mean for you.
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Keep an eye on Sweden's interest rates
News Could Sweden be poised to return to negative interest rates?
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The flight into dodgy sovereign debt
Features German bond yields are down to all-time lows as market turmoil causes investors to pile into sovereign debt, no matter how overpriced.
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How gilts work and why they matter
Videos In this week's video, Ed Bowsher takes a look at UK government bonds - how they work, why they are important, and whether you should invest in them.
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