Markets – free markets – are meant to be unstable. They are meant to crack-up from time to time. And thank God they do. Otherwise, we’d be stuck forever with zombie industries and dead end investments.
February 7th, 2012 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "u.s. bonds"
My Crystal Ball for the Markets in 2012
There are great opportunities, but also the potential for painful setbacks. The sentiment, of course, applies to all markets – and life in general. Welcome to 2012. What opportunities and surprises can we look for in the year ahead? Some thoughts…
January 17th, 2012 | Chris Mayer | 1 comment | Continued
European Downgrades: Will There Really Be a Fallout?
On Friday, after the close of business in the stock market, S&P downgraded 9 European countries. Spain and Italy were both taken down another notch, leaving Italy with a BBB+ rating and Spain with an A. But the headline damage was done to France, whose triple-A rating got downgraded to AA+.
January 17th, 2012 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
US Bonds Ride Euro’s Demise
The looming breakdown of the Euro is a massively deflationary event for stock and commodity prices (although not US bonds, as you’ll see in a moment). It’s going to dominate the news until the moment reaches its crisis. And the crisis may be at hand.
November 22nd, 2011 | Dan Denning | 4 comments | Continued
The US Economy’s Bread and Circuses
When it comes to the US Economy, there aren’t so many questions. Nobody doubts the full faith and credit of the US government. Not yet anyway. And nobody doubts the Fed will backstop America’s public debt…by printing as much money as it needs to.
November 21st, 2011 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Government Bonds Plagued by Doubt
A government bond is really a promise that the government will steal enough money to pay the interest and principle. Investors don’t doubt its willingness. They doubt its ability.
November 3rd, 2011 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Real Estate and its Trend-line
That leaves real estate. That’s why people want to put money in real estate. It’s priced at fair value – statistically. So, you can buy it without worrying too much about it going down. And it’s not like gold. You can get income from it. Everybody is looking for rental properties with a decent stream of income.
September 7th, 2011 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
Zombie Bureaucratic Socialists Attack in Daylight
These rules are worth reviewing because an army of wealth-stealing Zombies from the government are now on the march. They walk amongst us in broad daylight. And their ludicrous proposals to impose super taxes on every industry and to bludgeon free people into unthinking submission are starting to become a real threat to personal freedom and your ability to achieve financial independence.
June 22nd, 2010 | Dan Denning | 62 comments | Continued
Long-term Unemployment a Structural Shift in Nature of American Economy
…did you notice that nearly 45% of America’s 15 million unemployed have been out of a job for over six months?
April 8th, 2010 | Dan Denning | 0 comments | Continued
The Investor in Indian Bonds has Ben Bernanke on His Side
Stocks rose again yesterday – largely on the good feelings inspired by Ben Bernanke. The US Fed chief let it be known that if the economy slips back into a slump it won’t be his fault.
March 22nd, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
China Continuing to Buy US Bonds “Every Day”
China has quietly bought stakes in America’s leading companies…and in various businesses all over the world. But the only way large amounts of US dollar cash can be readily and safely deployed is in US bonds.
March 12th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
U.S. Bonds Better than Greek or Other Sovereign Bonds
But as we’ve said before, the rally in the U.S. dollar and in U.S. sovereign debt is driven more by a preference for short-term liquidity than anything else. You can tell this is true because for longer-dated bonds, demand is weak. No one wants to lend to the Nation State for 30 years anymore.
February 24th, 2010 | Dan Denning | 2 comments | Continued
Here Comes More Snow!
Snowmageddon has paralyzed the nation’s capitol. Once again, the feds announced that only ‘emergency workers’ had to report to work. And once again, we wondered about all the rest.
February 10th, 2010 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Gold, A Good Bet Against Bernanke & Co
Look at it this way, where would your rather put your money…on the brains and integrity of America’s central bankers…or on a dumb metal? We’ll take the metal!
December 14th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 3 comments | Continued
Your Average Australian Super Fund
Is it down 0.8% for the year (since January) or in the last twelve months? Or is the average super fund down 0.8% from its all-time high? The average super fund fell 21% from its heights to its lows during the GFC. But the Aussie market has rallied 55% this year.
So does this mean super has done well? Average? Above average?
November 9th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 14 comments | Continued
