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Debt Chiefs Tout Benefits of Hedge Fund Growth in Bond Markets

Some sovereign debt chiefs are warming up to the growing footprint of hedge funds in government bond markets, casting these investors as potentially beneficial participants rather than a source of risk.

The Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. The Bank of Canada cut interest rates as it sees damage from US tariffs persisting, but signaled that borrowing costs are roughly at the right place as long as its forecasts materialize. Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg
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UK Bonds Set for Big Weekly Drop on Rate Bets, Starmer Risk

British government bonds are set for their worst week since the early days of the Iran war, undermined by a simmering political crisis within the ruling Labour Party and expectations of higher interest rates this year.

A visitor enters the headquarters of HM Treasury in the Westminster district of London, UK, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. The pound dropped to a more than one-year low, stocks fell and gilts extended a fourth day of losses on concern the Labour government will struggle to keep the deficit in check as borrowing costs surge.
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