As interest rates have risen significantly over the past year, there has been a contentious debate about whether to buy them in the current environment or put your money into other investments.
Government bonds have always been a risk-averse investment, and this is because the issuer of these bonds is the U.S. government, which means chances of default have always seemed extremely low.
As 2022 began, short-term and long-term yields were held below around 4%. Currently, in 2023 the 3-month and 12-month treasury bonds have reached a yield of more than 4.5%.