The bond market, or more accurately bond traders are often treated as oracles of the future impact of fiscal polices, so its worth noting that according to Lipper LESG data (quoted by Stuart Kirk/FT) over the last 20 years, around 80% of European Bond funds underperformed their market indices;

in other words, investing directly in bonds would have four times out of five led to higher returns than by using a bond market trader's aggregation fund.

So much for prescience!
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“The harsh reality facing all British (& other) politicians & #bondmarkets is that unelected #centralbankers cannot bring down global #inflation, but neverthless have the power to harm the economy & to damage the interests of #bondmarket investors by raising #ratesopen.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

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On central bankers, bond markets and the heated and irrational campaign to block the election of a progressive politician

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Global bond markets on edge as Hugh Leask reports renewed inflation fears and soaring oil prices are pushing U.S. Treasury yields higher. The 30-year yield hit its highest since October 2023, with the 10-year at a February 2025 peak, sparking concerns about Federal Reserve rate hikes. This threatens consumers and stocks. Read the full analysis by Leask here: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/treasurys-yields-inflation-traders-fed-interest-rates.html #BondMarkets #Inflation #TreasuryYields
3 Bloomberg: … as the new “round number” for the #30-yearTreasury. “ #Rates will stay higher for longer and #investors should plan accordingly,” Apollo Management’s Torsten Slok told clients. #bonds #yields #bondmarkets
1 Bloomberg: #Bonds are buckling around the world, propelling #borrowingcosts to multi-year highs. The causes are rooted in geopolitical, demographic and technology trends that are hitting most everywhere, all at once. 🧵 #markets #bondmarkets
“Each country has its own contributing political problems, but the uniformity of the shift out of long-term #bonds with high #duration makes clear that something broader is afoot.” #markets #bondmarkets www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news... 🎁📎

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“Macquarie’s Viktor Shvets, for instance, asked in a recent note if a continuous stream of #chaotic and #unpredictable #policies mean #marketparticipants should factor a permanent ‘ #insanity#premium into #bondprices.” 🎁📎 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... #bonds #bondmarkets

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Bloomberg: A broad retreat in #bondmarkets dragged #stocks lower, putting a sudden halt to the #AI-fueled #equityrally that has pushed #USstocks from one record high to the next. #markets
The British pound fell to a one-month low after Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham announced his parliamentary bid, raising concerns over his active fiscal policy stance and previous comments about moving beyond bond market constraints, potentially positioning him for a future Labour leadership challenge.
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Pound Plunges to One-Month Low as Burnham Signals PM Bid with 'Active Fiscal' Stance

The British pound fell to a one-month low after Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham announced his parliamentary bid, raising concerns over his active fiscal policy stance and previous comments about moving beyond bond market constraints, potentially positioning him for a future Labour leadership challenge.

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2 BMO: … with gains as high as 6.5% seen for the #KOSPI, while the #CSI300 added 1.5%. #Japan is still closed. #Bondmarkets across the developed world are also in rally mode (except in New Zealand)....double-digit declines in #yields across the board in Europe. #markets