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June 18, 2026

Bonds

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UBS maintains an Attractive stance on high grade, investment grade, and emerging market bonds, citing appealing yields and subsiding inflation concerns. Tactical positioning favors longer European maturities over shorter-dated US and UK bonds.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Maintain Attractive recommendations on high grade, investment grade, and emerging market bonds, while keeping high yield credit at Neutral.
  • 2.Bond markets have recovered as inflation expectations drop and confidence grows regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
  • 3.Tactical preference for longer maturities in Europe versus shorter maturities in the US and UK due to diverging central bank and fiscal responses.

Table of Contents

  • Bonds
  • High grade bonds
  • Investment grade bonds
  • High yield bonds
  • Emerging market bonds
  • Global asset class preferences definitions
  • Appendix

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Authors

Frederick Mellors

Securities

10-year US Treasury10-year Bund

Themes

Geopolitical impact of Iran war/Strait of HormuzAI-related capital expenditure

Regions

EuropeUnited StatesUnited KingdomSwitzerland