Gundlach Weighs 100-Times Levered Bet Against German Bonds

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DoubleLine Capital’s Jeffrey Gundlach said he’s considering making an amplified bet against German bonds to join a growing group of top money managers wagering against the debt after some yields turned negative.

“Let’s say you leverage up the German two-year 100 times, that’s a 20 percent return,” Gundlach said in a Bloomberg Television interview with Erik Schatzker on Tuesday at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, referring to the potential short.