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Beware the lure of illiquid debt funds
Features Illiquid debt offers tempting returns, but the next downturn could still reveal unexpected risks.
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Investors are going bonkers for bonds
Features In a further sign of the mania gripping the bond market, Germany issued €3.15bn of zero-interest ten-year bonds last week.
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The fresh madness in the bond markets
Features Plunging bond yields are sending an unambiguous distress call as investors fret about everything from a weaker global economy and the trade war to Middle Eastern geopolitics and low inflation.
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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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The boom in dodgy US corporate debt
Features Investors are flocking back into CDOs – the debt instruments implicated in the financial crisis. But this time hedge funds have a new darling: corporate debt.
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Stash your cash in bond ETFs
Features A savings account isn’t always practical. Here’s what to do with the cash in your portfolio.
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Is this the beginning of the end for bond markets?
Features The corporate bond market has had its worst year since 2008. And it doesn’t look like things are going to get much better John Stepek explains what’s going on.
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Beware of the risks when investing in mini bonds
Features Don’t be swayed by impressive interest rates and fun perks, says Ruth Jackson. Mini bonds aren’t as good an investment as they look.
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Rising US bond yields could spell the end of an era
Features US bond yields are on the rise, and the easy-money good times will soon be gone. When the markets catch up with that fact, things could get ugly.
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