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Government debt, inflation and unpredictable policymaking are putting the world’s most important asset under threat, argues Mike Bird in a special report
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High debt, disjointed markets and pugnacious trade policy all threaten the world’s safe asset

High debt, disjointed markets and pugnacious trade policy all threaten the world’s safe asset

A pair of bankruptcies highlight the risks

Its humbling could raise borrowing costs

Vigilantes have shrugged off ballooning debt and attacks on the Fed

Governments are going bust. Inflation risk looms over long-term debt