Negative-Yield Debt Falls to $10.7 Trillion After September Rise
- World’s less-than-zero bonds total market value drops by 10%
- Almost all is from Japan, Europe; U.K.’s sum is double U.S.’s
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The market value of the world’s negative-yielding bonds fell by 10 percent last week to $10.7 trillion.
The surge in debt certain to lose money if held to maturity isn’t necessarily easing, because the drop follows September’s jump after the total had fallen for two straight months for the first time in a year.