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Rock-Bottom Yields Dig Hole for Pensions
Corporations have enough money to cover just 76 percent of their $2.1 trillion of liabilities.
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It’s going to be hard to reverse the damaging effects of ultralow bond yields on the global economy.
A glaring example of the longer-lasting ramifications can be found by looking at big American corporate pensions, which were formed to provide retirees with a reliable income. These plans are now facing their worst deficit in 15 years, with enough money to cover just 76 percent of their estimated $2.1 trillion of liabilities, Wells Fargo analyst Boris Rjavinski wrote in a Sept. 9 note.