Bond Market

11th January 2018 Nickolai Hubble

Chinese whispers sink US bonds

Well, yesterday’s Capital & Conflict proved timely. A bear market in bonds is the top story right across the financial media this morning. The Financial Times, Bloomberg and others all feature stories about wobbly bond markets and jittery yields. Yesterday…

8th December 2017 Bill Bonner

A Long Bear Market in Bonds Is Coming…

BALTIMORE – How ‘bout that bitcoin! It went up another $2,000 yesterday. Does it go down, too? We think we know the answer. But let’s look at more familiar ESPs. This week, we’ve been focusing on Extremely Simple Patterns, or ESPs….

2nd November 2017 Nickolai Hubble

Every time they try this, there’s a crash

I’ve lost my faith in money printing for today’s Capital & Conflict. It’s always a good idea to ask yourself, “What if I’m wrong?”. Especially when you’ve got Southbank Investment Research’s best and brightest giving you funny looks for temporarily…

4th October 2017 Bill Bonner

Another Win for the “One Percent”

POITOU, FRANCE – We pause. We take a deep breath. We cease our normal sarcasm and kvetching. Today, we give thanks to the global elite… the people to whom we owe so much. Historic High The thought came to us…

26th July 2017 Nickolai Hubble

When there’s nothing left to buy

Watching government policies fail is a favourite hobby of mine. The history of economics can’t help but be an illustration on the shortcomings of government for anyone willing to listen. Quantitative easing was supposed to restart inflation so that the…

18th July 2017 Nickolai Hubble

Economic law: Murphy vs Stein

Today we ask ourselves who you’d rather have as your fund manager. There are two options to choose from. The first is Herbert Stein, an American economist who chaired the Council of Economic Advisers under Nixon and was on the…

11th June 2017 Dan Denning

Borrowing before the bond bust?

You shouldn’t ignore genuine opportunities to make money. Did you see that Microsoft sold $17 billion worth of bonds on Monday? The US tech giant is one of just two US corporates with an AAA credit rating (the other is…

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