FTSE Russell yesterday announced that it will include China in its World Government Bond Index (WGBI). The resulting shift in passive funds could more than double foreign inflows into Chinese government bonds and may put some downward pressure on yields. More fundamentally though, we think investors are currently too optimistic about China’s medium-term economic prospects and its ability to avoid the structural decline in equilibrium interest rates that has happened elsewhere.
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