Market Talk with Ian Guider

With recovery in Europe and inflation on the horizon, there’s no need to hold government bonds

Irish Continental Group, which owns Irish Ferries, continues to do well financially
Irish Continental Group, which owns Irish Ferries, continues to do well financially

Over the last few weeks in the region of €400 billion has been wiped off the value of bonds globally.

For most of the last couple of years the story of the bond market has been that of yields, which move in the opposite direction to prices, plunging to historic lows, and in some cases you may have to pay up for the ...