Are US government bonds worthwhile for private investors?

US Federal Reserve

What happens next on the bond market depends largely on the interest rate policy of the US Federal Reserve.

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The US Treasury market is a gigantic store of value for the entire world, a hitherto inexhaustible source of funding for the Washington government and at the same time a thermometer for its problems. Because government bonds from the USA are considered to be fail-safe and yield high interest rates compared to bonds from the Federal Republic, private investors are currently also increasingly interested in the debt securities of the American government.

Here are the most important questions and answers about investing in so-called “Treasuries”.

How Much Yield Do US Treasury Bonds Bring?

Yields on short-term Treasuries have been higher than long-term Treasuries for months, which has usually heralded a recession in the past. With a yield of more than five percent, three-month bonds even bring significantly more than 30-year bonds: the yield curve has not been this twisted for a long time.

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