HY investors cautious despite the QE squeeze

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HY investors cautious despite the QE squeeze

Draghi June 5
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi attends a press conference in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 05 June 2014. The European Central Bank cuts interest rates to an historic low of 0.15 per cent to spur economic growth and bank lending. Photo: ARNE DEDERT/dpa | Arne Dedert/DPA/Press Association Images

Central bank monetary policy has squashed the yield out of all but some of the hairier parts of Europe’s credit markets. But despite mounting pressure to hit investment targets, high yield bond buyers in particular are proving a picky bunch when it comes to investment decisions, writes Victor Jimenez.

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