Economics
Treasuries Fall as BlackRock Expects Losses for Long-Dated Debt
- Money manager predicts negative returns over next five years
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Statue of Alexander Hamilton stands in front of the U.S. Treasury.
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BlackRock Inc. says it expects losses for long-dated U.S. government securities and euro-zone debt over the next half decade as high bond prices and low interest rates limit returns.
The $4.65 trillion money manager said investors will have to accept higher volatility and reduced liquidity to generate returns in an era of negative global interest rates. Treasuries fell for a second day Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley on Monday called U.S. economic news “mostly favorable” and cited improvement in Europe’s growth outlook.