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Bridgewater Holds Modest Short Position In Global Bonds

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Mark Melin
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The ECB’s “insufficient stimulation” for the past years has led to “economies in the region mired in an ugly deleveraging,” a recent Bridgewater Associates second quarter investor letter said.  But “recent policy shifts are unlikely to create a substantial change in conditions in the region.”

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The letter outlined the large hedge fund’s currency and bond market positions, both of which were profitable, and charted the path ahead.

Bridgewate's moderately short position in global bonds

Bridgewater changed from a neutral to a moderately short position in global bonds in the second quarter, where interest rate...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.