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U.S. Bonds Offering Relatively Good Value

Yields considerably higher for U.S. government bonds than for U.K. gilts, and Treasuries are cheapest in 23 years vs. German bunds.

By Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg | Updated on May 20, 2013

The longest decline in Treasuries this year has left U.S. government debt the cheapest since March 2011 when measured by real yields—and the best relative value, compared with German bunds, in more than two decades.

After inflation, 10-year U.S. notes yielded 0.91 percent last week, or 1.77 percentage points more than real yields on U.K. gilts, the widest spread in 25 months. Versus Germany, the securities are the least costly in 23 years when adjusted for the recent record-low interest rates around the world that distorted the normal relationship, according to FTN Financial.

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