Safety is at a premium these days, and when investors begin perceiving that the risk of some sort of global financial meltdown is abating, G7 bond prices are going to tank, producing perhaps the biggest bond beating in history. (thecollegeinvestor.com)
But they are also susceptible to abrupt and rapid changes and crises, such as global financial meltdowns or the volatility of the global food system. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)