Alphabet's 100-Year Bond Enables Investors to Add Quality Long-Dated Debt -- Market Talk
Dow Jones
Feb 13
1617 GMT - Alphabet's sale of a 100-year sterling bond this week could be a useful way for investors to pick up long-dated bonds as supply of longer-dated U.K. government bonds diminishes, CreditSights says in a note. The U.K.'s Debt Management Office has significantly cut its supply of long-dated U.K. government bonds, or gilts, in favor of shorter maturities. Gilt auctions this quarter are "heavily skewed" toward bonds maturing between three and nine years' time, CreditSights says. For credit investors, especially those matching assets against long-duration liabilities, Alphabet's century bond provides an opportunity "to add high-quality duration to portfolios," it says. (jessica.fleetham@wsj.com)
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