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Worth the Risk - Barron's

Worth the Risk
Barron's
"Despite S&P downgrading US government debt, people still view Treasuries as a flight to safety." The perfect fund manager, says DeGroot, would have stayed in Treasury bonds until Oct. 1 of 2011 and then jumped into high-yield bonds in the fourth ...

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Portugal Bond-Market Rout Overstates Greek Likeness: Euro Credit - Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Portugal Bond-Market Rout Overstates Greek Likeness: Euro Credit
Bloomberg
Bond Price Slump The price of the 10-year Portuguese bonds sank to less than 40 percent of face value on Jan. 30, even as the government said there's no risk of investors being asked to take losses on the securities. Greek bonds of similar maturity ...

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The Problem with Success - Business Insider

The Problem with Success
Business Insider
The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England for the most part have bought what are regarded as low risk assets. The BOE has bought mostly government bonds. The Federal Reserve has bought mostly Treasures and mortgage backed securities (the risk of ...

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Global High Income Fund Inc. -- Fund Commentary - MarketWatch (press release)

Global High Income Fund Inc. -- Fund Commentary
MarketWatch (press release)
... as measured by the JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified (GBI-EM Global Diversified). After a negative third quarter, October saw a rally in higher risk assets as somewhat less risk-averse investors began searching for ...

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Intesa Chairman: Bond Sale Is Vote of Confidence - Wall Street Journal

Intesa Chairman: Bond Sale Is Vote of Confidence
Wall Street Journal
That could mean buying Italian government bonds and pocketing the carry trade or interest-rate premium, he conceded, adding that the bank judged the reward for the putative risk in Italian Treasury bonds as "very interesting." While Intesa Sanpaolo is ...

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