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Re:A Black Hole Engulfing the World's Bond Markets by tigershark on Sunday July 28, 2019 @05:39PM (#20549966)
Owning negative yield bonds not only you don’t make a return above inflation, but you have to pay for the privilege of owning them. Why do you think that it’s a good thing?
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Re:A Black Hole Engulfing the World's Bond Markets by pas on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:17PM (#20560494)
Usually the interpretation is that it is still better than the alternative.

Eg a pension fund has to put money somewhere, but it has to be low-risk. Hence the seemingly absurd demand for negative yields.

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