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- Geopolitical tension has pushed investors away from Russian debt.
- “The fear of sanctions is as bad as sanctions themselves. The fear is: what could you do with Russian assets if sanctions get ratcheted up?” Kieran Curtis, a portfolio manager at Standard Life Investments,said in a Reuters article.
- Increased interest in Eurozone debt has pushed yields in European bonds to record lows, the Wall Street Journal reports.
- Economists, though, warn of three concerns, including high debt burdens, reform fatigue and potential weakness in the event of another crisis.
- European Central Bank’s promise to do “whatever it takes” to protect the euro has helped support the European bond market, writes Raoul Ruparel for Forbes.
- European bonds are also strengthening on the low inflation environment.
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Max Chen contributed to this article.