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Bond exodus accelerates

Posted by seumasach on August 21, 2013

“If the Fed truly starts to ‘taper’ and fund investors continue to decide that they do not want to buy bonds at ridiculously low yields any longer, who will be left to buy all the debt that the U.S. government and corporate America need to sell at low rates,” he said.

Bond exodus accelerates as yields creep nearer 3%

CNBC

19th August

Outflows from U.S. bond mutual funds and exchange traded funds has accelerated in August, according to a new report by TrimTabs, as fears grow of the threat that rising yields pose for the U.S. economy.

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