Investing in high yield government bonds

NexusFi · 2017-04-27T20:35:35-04:00

Why is it that high yielding government bonds (particularly those with 6 month or 1 year maturities) are not more popular among investors? I was looking at government bonds from places like Russia, Brazil and South Africa, and they have yields in the 7-9 range. Does this have something to do with the rate of inflation in these countries, and if so, would buying these bonds in dollars or euros be a better option?

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Investing in high yield government bonds

April 27th, 2017, 08:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
CrimsonMacaw Sydney Australia Posts: 13 since Jun 2016 Thanks Given: 0 Thanks Received: 1	Why is it that high yielding government bonds (particularly those with 6 month or 1 year maturities) are not more popular among investors? I was looking at government bonds from places like Russia, Brazil and South Africa, and they have yields in the 7-9 range. Does this have something to do with the rate of inflation in these countries, and if so, would buying these bonds in dollars or euros be a better option?