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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by odiroot on Sunday May 10, 2020 @05:18PM (#23136297)
> Bonds: Near 0% interest rate, practically no better than holding cash.

You can still buy bonds of a bit less-developed nations. E.g. "new" EU nations. They usually offer better RoI than Western EU bonds.

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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by chii on Monday May 11, 2020 @02:57AM (#23139551)
The risk premium is always quite fair with bonds imho.

These less developed nations will have a higher default risk. Buying them can make the bond act more like equity than bonds!

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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by nipponese on Sunday May 10, 2020 @05:23PM (#23136335)
When calculating in risk of default, I think finding a better treasury note deal than U.S. TIPS will be hard.
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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by agilebyte on Sunday May 10, 2020 @08:00PM (#23137462)
That introduces the risk of currency exchange, unless you find bonds that are hedged to your local currency.
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