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US markets have fallen to three-month lows during trading today as the eurozone worries that resurfaced last week show little sign of subsiding.

Kames Capital's David Roberts has added "disaster insurance" to the £510m Strategic Bond fund on doubts the markets will be able to function smoothly over the summer.

Renowned hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry is urging investors to short US treasuries should yields sink further from their current lows, as it would be a "lifetime buying opportunity for risk assets".

'Full scale panic' is once again returning to markets following the Greek election, with safe haven bond yields - including gilts - likely to continue setting new record lows, said M&G's Ben Lord.

Yields on German government bonds have fallen to a new record low amid weaker than expected jobs data from the US.

Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards has warned investors who own Australian government debt they face the 'mother of all hard landings' if China's economy slows down as they expect.

Spanish and Italian bond prices have continued their decline as G20 leaders told European politicians responsibility for the debt crisis lies with them.

Canny investors should have heeded the "clear signal" to buy equities in December, as they are set to rise despite the threat of a bear market in bonds, said Investec's Max King.

The latest addition to Schroders' bond team has been adding Spanish government bonds across several portfolios in the view Spain is too big to fail.

Greece has fallen out of a list of the top ten riskiest sovereign credits after restructuring its debt, but a number of other sovereigns are still at risk, new research has revealed.