Bonds
The World Is Finding a Plausible Alternative to Treasuries
Germany’s 10-year bund at 2.61% reflects the prospect of a flood of bond issuance.
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In the first rush for safe havens in years, global investors are finding there are credible alternatives to US Treasury bonds.
Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury have tumbled about 40 basis points this year, briefly falling below 4% in the past couple of days on President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs that economists say raise the risk of a recession.