A broad measure of US investment-grade bonds rallied to a new high last week as stocks around the world slumped, based on a set of exchange-traded products that track the major asset classes. The return of risk-off sentiment was fueled in part by Friday’s surprisingly weak report on US payrolls growth in February.
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