All Government Bonds articles – Page 7
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Managing euro zone sovereign risk in the face of the pandemic
Considerations for pension plans and other institutional investors
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News
BTPS keen for big voice in ESG/fixed income debate, says CEO
Credit rating agencies should step up their game on ESG, Nilsson says
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Asset Class ReportsCredit: Interest grows in Chinese bonds
Foreign investors are finding Chinese government bonds increasingly attractive
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Liquidity has been the litmus test for China’s bond market
It is no safe haven, but China has provided bond investors with important shelter through the storm
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Asset Class ReportsFixed Income – European investment grade: No sign of end for negative yields
Negative interest rates look set for a lengthy run in Europe, raising concerns about the long-term effects
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Asset Class ReportsUS investment grade: A year for not living dangerously
Geopolitical uncertainties are pushing investors away from longer-term strategies
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Better than expected
Although packed with geopolitical surprises 2019 turned out to be better than expected for financial assets. Equities and bonds rallied together reversing last year’s ‘unusual occurrence’ of both performing badly.
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FeaturesWhen safe haven assets aren’t safe
In the current environment, investors look set to lose money on European government bonds – a quintessential safe-haven asset
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News
Pension funds hail new Danish 30-year bond as yield-curve definer
Danish government returns to long issuance after 10-year absence
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News
Pension fund seeks info for €950m EM govvie mandate via IPE Quest
Responses will inform the investor’s longlist selection
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NewsMandate roundup: AP1 tenders for new global custodian
Plus: Italy’s Fon.Te picks government bonds manager
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Clouded by uncertainty
It was predictable that risk markets should have reacted positively to the news of an agreement in principle in the US-China trade negotiations. Although assuredly better than a seemingly relentless stream of bad will between the protagonists, the provisional agreement is in no way a solution to the conflict. Another round of trade talks could be necessary just to reach a tentative accord. Investors would be wise to temper enthusiasm to extrapolate the ‘good news’ too far.
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FeaturesEverything is still possible
Markets are on edge as a result of difficult economic and geopolitical forces. Risks are still skewed to the downside. Trade tensions have not abated, rather there is a possibility of further escalation in the future, which looks like reducing investment, and damaging already apprehensive outlooks.
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: A bleak outcome
This year’s summer tensions in shallow markets have again been apparent. The fallout from the trade dispute between China and the US is having a global impact. Together with economic weakness almost everywhere, a global policy easing cycle could be imminent.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: September 2019
Market sentiment has split in two. For the euro-zone and the US, there was a correction that did not affect trends and equities are still favoured. In the UK and Japan, sentiment is moving towards favouring bonds
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Special ReportInvestment services: Accessing China's bond market
Access to China’s fixed-income market is cheaper and easier than ever
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Nervousness abounds
The weak US non-farm payroll (NFP) data for May, far below forecasts, sent rates falling and stocks rising, on the supposition that it raised the likelihood of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. On the other hand, while risk markets cheered the prospect of easier money, the hardline approach taken by the US towards China, and China’s uncompromising responses are raising investor nervousness.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: July 2019
Markets are still driven by political risk and growth prospects. It looks like the two risks are working in the same direction this month.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator: August 2019
It looks like political risk is taking a back seat to growth this month, continuing last month’s trend.
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Asset Class ReportsUS Treasuries – still safe?
Rising US government debt levels are posing a conundrum for bond investors
