Bonds

When you buy bonds, you are lending money either to an organisation or a government, who will pay you regular interest. The less creditworthy the borrower, the higher the interest rate - or yield - you should expect.

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Could a bond market shock start in Britain? (20 November 09)
Rocky ride for Japan's government bonds (20 November 09)
Will the government bond market blow up? (20 November 09)
Gary Shilling: Why I love bonds (06 November 09)– Subscriber only
Why British government debt is a toxic investment (20 October 09)
Bonds: the race to the bottom (25 September 09)
Investment strategies for both inflation and deflation (21 September 09)
What government bond yields are saying about the economy (11 September 09)
How to get more out of your bank than the savings rate (21 August 09)
Time to sell out of junk bonds (20 August 09)
Where next for the corporate bonds market? (14 August 09)
Keep well away from gilts – but gold looks good (07 August 09)
How to position yourself for deflation (27 July 09)
The Bank stops printing money – but gilts are still a sell (10 July 09)
A 'last hurrah' for government bonds (10 July 09)
Just how risky is bank debt? (05 June 09)
The safest way into corporate bonds (05 June 09)
The worst is yet to come for junk bonds (15 May 09)
Forget shares - buy bonds instead (15 May 09)
Why you should be worried about the bond market (06 May 09)

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