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Less than 1% for 100 years: watch the price risk on long bonds

Jonathan Rochford
8 July 2020
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Do you think investors can only lose heavily on bonds if the credit defaults? When bondholders accept 0.88% for 100 years, there is great potential for serious pain somewhere along the journey.

Emerging markets: Nothing new under the sun

Jonathan Rochford
29 August 2018
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As interest rates fell in recent years, there was a push into emerging markets debt, but as worldwide central bank stimulus reduces, many of these 'emerging' countries are showing why they are poorly rated.

Fear of missing out trumping fear of loss

Roger Montgomery
4 October 2017
1

Argentina's economic history shows there's no room for complacency, as the markets often lose their ability to judge risks in the wild search for performance.

Hedge funds seizing ships – what next?

David Bell
2 October 2014
2

The story of a US hedge fund fighting to recoup its Argentinean bond investment has both stunned and amused all who have followed its progress over the last 12 years. Will the seizing of a naval vessel bring it to a close?

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