Trend hedge funds come out winners in bond market rout

A fresh rout in government bonds has sparked alarm across world markets, battering equities. So-called trend following and systematic hedge funds have long positioned for a fall in government bond prices given higher-for-longer inflation. They stand out as winners from the latest bond selloff, with bond yields from the United States to Germany this week hitting multi-year highs as concern about elevated interest rates and high debt levels took hold, derailing stock markets in turn.