A bond issued by a country's government, promising to repay borrowed money a fixed rate of interest at a specified time.
some investors do not invest in government bonds because of their low yields
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- The bank was capitalized at $35 million, to be composed of $7 million in specie and $28 million in government bonds.
- Sales of low-risk government bonds soar as confidence in the stock market plummets.
- When the programs are running surpluses - as they are now - this money is used to buy government bonds.
- The low yields in government bonds have made low-yielding corporate bonds more attractive.
- The incentives were enormous: for every 300 miles of track laid, the companies were loaned government bonds.
- Canadian 10-year government bond yields surged 52 basis points to 5.39%.
- In Argentina, while foreign finance was forthcoming, the government bond market had all appearances of sustainable liquidity.
- One way central banks create money is the purchase or sale of government bonds.
- He put 75% of his assets in a government bond fund instead of 75% into growth mutual funds.
- Long-term government bond funds returned 9%, bringing the three-year annualized return to more than 11%.