Duration back in fashion as US reflation reversal fuels bond bulls

London

REPORTS of the death of long-duration debt have been greatly exaggerated.

A slowdown in US reflation, a bear market in oil prices and the onset of the summer lull are set to reinforce the allure of global bonds with long maturities, according to investors and analysts such as Pimco, Citigroup Inc and UBS AG.

"Duration looks attractive even at this level," Geraldine Sundstrom, portfolio manager at Pimco Europe, said in an interview on Bloomberg TV.

In a reversal of Wall Street's high-conviction call …