And according to market analysts, the plunge in U.S. bond yields, which
dragged global bond yields lower, was either due to intense bond - buying because of the persistent jitters over North Korea, or worries related to Hurricane Irma (likely both).
Not exact matches
«A bear market in
bonds calls for more than a
global cyclical upswing, as not all forces that
dragged yields down over the past decades have suddenly vanished,» argued Peter van der Welle, a strategist at Robeco.
We believe a step - up in risk aversion has led to a structural rise in precautionary savings, further
dragging down
bond yields across the curve — a trend that won't quickly change, as we write in our
Global macro outlook The safety premium driving low rates.