As Foreign Investors Shun Italian Bonds, Domestic Retail Investors Increasingly Buying Public Debt – Sources

By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews) – Italian business lobbies and Democrat opposition forces voiced concern over foreign investors avoiding Italian bonds, though this is increasingly being counterbalanced by a rise in retail-only securities which is shielding Italy’s soaring public debt. “The Italian debt in the portfolio of foreign investors dropped from EUR 685 billion in […]

BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Global Investors’ Attitude Towards Risk Worsens in April on Surging Credit/Counterparty Risk

–Bond Allocation Highest Since March 2009 By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors made a beeline into bonds in April, driven by fear of a credit crunch and ongoing uncertainty about inflation, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Wednesday. There were also renewed concerns about the […]