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A glass half full: bonds now offer better values than they have in years
There’s no arguing that 2022 wasn’t a brutal year for the bond markets. Virtually every segment suffered material declines, with investors’ risk aversion sending spread sectors lower while rising interest rates pushed rate-sensitive securities into the red.