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Bond market abandons the fundamentals

The recent collapse in shorter-dated UK government bond yields has no doubt reflected a flight to quality in the light of the ongoing uncertainties across global financial markets. Nonetheless, it has left the bond market unusually detached from expectations for official interest rates and the UK economy.

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