Europe’s Once Crisis-Torn Periphery Turns Bond Market Darling

JPMorgan, Neuberger are loading up on bonds from Spain

Shoppers and toursits in the old town district of Vigo, Spain.

Photographer: Brais Lorenzo Couto/Bloomberg
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A remarkable role reversal is underway across the euro area just over a decade since a series of fiscal crises almost broke the single currency.

Back then it was the so-called periphery countries of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain drawing the ire of investors after running up massive debts.