End of QE unlikely to spike bond yields

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Ending quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve in the US is unlikely to lead to a rapid spike in bond yields, analysts say.

The Fed is due to end its large scale asset purchase programme known as QEII at the end of the month, with the threat that withdrawing the stimulus could lead to a spike in bond yields. However,...

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