Euro zone nations turn to hedge funds to meet borrowing needs

By Abhinav Ramnarayan and Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone governments are increasingly relying on hedge funds to help them meet their borrowing needs, which risks leaving them vulnerable to a debt market sell-off driven by a class of investors dubbed "fast money" for their speculative approach. Hedge funds tend to look for quick returns on investments, which could increase the volatility of government bond markets as they face several tests of sentiment in coming months. Any such politic