(Bloomberg) -- Fifty cents on the dollar is a very low price in the world of bonds. In most cases, it signals that investors believe the seller of the debt is in such financial distress that it could default.Most Read from BloombergHow Auto Executives Misread the UAW Ahead of Historic StrikeXi’s Missing Defense Chief Opens Door for US Military TalksVegas’ Newest Resort Is a $3.7 Billion Palace, 23 Years in the MakingTrillion-Dollar Industry Powering Chicago at Risk of LeavingUS Seeks Help Findin
So when a US Treasury bond sank below that price Monday, it raised eyebrows. The security, due in May 2050, briefly touched as low as 49 29/32, marking the second time in the past two months it’s fallen below the 50-cent level.
“Those bonds have below market coupons and investors need to get compensated for it,” said Nancy Davis, founder of Quadratic Capital Management. The Fed is the largest investor in the debt, holding about 19%, a legacy of its bond purchasing program known as quantitative easing. Other buy-and-hold investors such as exchange-traded funds, pensions and insurance companies also dominate.
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