Corporate bonds remain unstable

Government bond markets are a safer investment than the corporate market where no sector provides a real safe haven, according to fund managers. In most Government bond markets, there is likely to be little change unless market conditions alter significantly, but there are growing opportunities in Eastern Europe as countries in that region draw closer to joining the EU. Sandra Holdsworth, executive director at Threadneedle and manager of the company's global bond and European bond funds, is fairly sanguine on her outlook for government bonds. Banks are unlikely to tighten monetary ...