June 7, 2025

government bonds

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How to think about debt funds in client portfolios

Many investors take the view that bonds exist in a portfolio to dampen volatility and to perform well when equity markets are roiled. Such an outlook faced an existential threat in 2022, as rapidly rising interest rates led to drops in both equity and bond markets.  The chart below shows the story of 2025 to

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Finance

Trump Has Added Risk to the Surest Bet in Global Finance

There are not many certainties in the world of money, but this traditionally has been one of them: When life turns scary, people take refuge in American government bonds. Investors buy U.S. Treasuries on the assumption that, come what may — financial panic, war, natural disaster — the federal government will endure and stand by

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