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BT bond talks loudly

BOND OF THE WEEK: BT bonds offer the best value for fixed-income investors looking for a middle way between expensive gilts and risky high yielders.

Fixed income the winner

BOND NEWS: Bonds have beaten shares over the past decade, and look set to continue doing so

Economics: Nixon's not so golden legacy

ECONOM¹û¶³´«Ã½S: The financial world remembers the end of the gold guarantee this week and assesses whether a return to a gold standard is beyond the realms of fiction

Keep calm - and seek value

FEATURE: After a week of market turmoil, we advise keeping calm and looking for selective value while bearing in mind the fundamental rules of successful investing

Instant diversification

BOND OF THE WEEK: If you want quick exposure to quality bonds, here are the two ETFs that achieve it

No safe havens

BOND NEWS: An S&P downgrade sends the market into a spin but some fixed-income assets could be good value

London, Berlin and Rome

BOND NEWS: UK bond prices have risen again, but why have Italy's slumped?

Bonds' new paradigm

BOND OF THE WEEK: The days of five per cent yields may be gone as benchmark gilt yields plumb new lows

Could we be the next Greece?

COLUMNIST: Is there any chance of a Greek-style debt crisis in the US or UK? Chris Dillow reports

Bond market in flux

BOND NEWS: The threat of a US default leaves the bond market looking for a direction, preferably for the exit