05.07.2016 • 12:00 GMT
What Record Lows for Global Yields Means for the Market
Talking Points:
• The US, UK, German and Japanese 10-year government bond yields have all hit record lows recently
• Treasury yields have been used to gauge economic growth, rate forecasts and central bank front-running
• Signal quality from these critical assets has definitely diminished, but the negative impact runs far deeper