Morningstar survey points to fears over bond market bubble

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survey reveals that many european fund managers have concerns over the bond market

Managers fear a bubble in the US bond market, according to a survey by Morningstar. Two thirds of respondents to the research among European fund managers said they were concerned about a bubble ' 27% said there already was one and 40% said there was a risk of one in the near future. A substantial minority of managers were also worried about a bubble developing in euro-zone bonds and gold ' 13% said there was already a bubble in the euro-zone bond market and 33% said there was a danger of one, while 20% fear a bubble in the gold market in the near future and 20% said there already w...

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