Gilts Become ‘Half-Hour Trade’ on Politics, HSBC’s Kettner Says

The UK’s fractious politics is making investors wary of long-term wagers in the country’s gilt markets, according to HSBC Holdings Plc’s Max Kettner.

“I’d love to buy them because obviously long-end yields are so enticing on paper,” the chief multi-asset strategist at HSBC said in an interview on Bloomberg radio.