Fri Jul 9, 2010 15:55 GMT |
It is now over 9 months since Greece’s sovereign debt crisis brought the Eurozone’s stability to the forefront of investor concerns. With a trillion dollar bailout fund in place, and the recent bounce in the euro (some 5% against the US dollar), can we assume that the worst is now behind us. Justin Patrie, Head… [Read more]
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Tags: 2s-10s, banking sector, bond yields, bunds, Default, EU, euro, Eurozone, Germany, Greece, housing market, internal devaluation, solvency risks, sovereign debt, Spain
Posted in: Eurozone, Financials, General, Inflation/Deflation, Podcast
Fri Jul 2, 2010 17:33 GMT |
On a nonfarm payrolls day, and with equities looking awful on a long-term basis but well oversold on a short-term basis, Risk Watchdog is looking to the bond market for medium-term clues. Yields in the US and Germany have come down significantly over recent weeks, particularly at the long end. The immediate reason for this… [Read more]
Tags: 2s-10s, bond market, bunds, correction, deflation, Fixed Income, flattening, Germany, Markets, monetary policy, spread, treasuries, US, Yield, yield curve
Posted in: Financials, General, Inflation/Deflation, US