<p>There’s no formal meaning, but it would be the perceived safest government bonds. The quote indicates thar US Treasury bonds are part of that core. The 10-year yield fell, which meant that price went up.</p>

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2020-04-22T12:56:01.657Z
2020-04-22T12:56:01.657Z
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  <p>In fixed income, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury fell 0.07
  percentage points to 0.56 per cent as investors retreated to the
  safety of core government debt</p>
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<p>From : <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/26ea5ef9-0619-4e50-b605-58e36d3fc4d9" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.ft.com/content/26ea5ef9-0619-4e50-b605-58e36d3fc4d9</a></p>

<p>What is 'core government debt' and how is it raised, since the quoted statement seems to imply it is different from US Treasury bonds.</p>

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What is core government debt?
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# What is core government debt?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-22)

> In fixed income, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury fell 0.07
> percentage points to 0.56 per cent as investors retreated to the
> safety of core government debt

From : <https://www.ft.com/content/26ea5ef9-0619-4e50-b605-58e36d3fc4d9>

What is 'core government debt' and how is it raised, since the quoted statement seems to imply it is different from US Treasury bonds.

**Tags:** government-debt, bonds, usa

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-22. Score: 1

There’s no formal meaning, but it would be the perceived safest government bonds. The quote indicates thar US Treasury bonds are part of that core. The 10-year yield fell, which meant that price went up.


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