What is going on in the US bond market?
While I am writing this blog the yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond briefly dipped below the 2.0% threshold. Yes, lending out your money to the US government would […]
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Week End Blog – Starring Draghi, Stiglitz and Musk.
The Weekend End Blog is back. September was no fun for financial markets. All asset classes, except cash, realized a negative return. Yes, global equities in euros went up, but […]
Week End Blog – Russia, again, lower bond yields, again, and GDP growth, again
Another week dominated by geopolitical tensions. Equities are up this week, but it feels like this could become a bumpy ride. As in almost every other week this year interest […]
The Effect of QE on Interest Rates, Equity Returns and GDP Growth
‘QE is useless!’ Phrases like that have made the headlines on more than one occasion. Many agree that Quantitative Easing, the monetary bazooka used by most central banks to overcome […]
Week End Blog – Tumbling Stocks, Growth Spikes and Yield Reversals
Coincidence or credible warning signal? Whatever it was, the fact is that high yield bonds sold off way before equities got crushed this week. This week is no done yet, […]
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