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Green finance is set to be the most powerful financial repression tool yet
Analysis The government has launched its “green savings bond” that offers investors just 0.65%. But that pitiful return is in many ways the point of “green” finance. John Stepek explains why.
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The taper tantrum begins
News Markets had so far shrugged off the prospect of central-bank monetary tightening. But not any more.
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Rising bond yields are unnerving markets and it could get worse before it gets better
Analysis With inflation returning fast, government bond yields are rising along with prices. And that's unsettling markets around the world. John Stepek explains what's going on.
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So much for the taper tantrum
News Rather than throwing a tantrum at the prospect of a cut in US monetary stimulus, as confirmed by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, investors seem to have taken it al in their stride.
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What is the EU’s “safe asset” bond and what might it mean for you?
News The European Union announced landmark debt plan aimed at helping EU countries recover from the Covid pandemic, financed by issuing “safe asset” bonds. Saloni Sardana explains what it is.
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Markets believe that bankruptcy has been abolished – that’s not a good thing
Analysis The gap between corporate and government debt is collapsing, with investors demanding very little extra yield for taking on the risk of bankruptcy. That could pose a problem, says John Stepek. Here’s why.
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Are we nearing the end of the negative bond yield era?
Analysis As inflation gets going, the era of the negative bond yield – that investors have to pay governments for the privilege of lending them money – might be coming to a close. John Stepek looks at what it all means.
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“The economics of investing in bonds has become stupid”
Advice Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful hedge fund managers, says that investing in bonds right now is “stupid”. But why, and what does he suggest instead? John Stepek investigates.
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It's a big week for the US Federal Reserve – and for markets
Analysis The US central bank says it’s not worried about inflation and expects interest rates to stay low for a long time. The trouble is, the market doesn’t believe that. John Stepek looks at where things could go from here.
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