Posts Tagged ‘bond yields’
Fri Jul 9, 2010 15:55 BST |
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...]

Standard Podcast [15:20m]
Play Now
|
Play in Popup
|
Download
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
Thu Jan 7, 2010 16:11 GMT |
On this week’s podcast, we interview Business Monitor Chief Economist Tim Cooper, who gives his analysis on the global outlook for 2010. Highlighted themes include relative performance of emerging markets versus developed economies, the inflation outlook, potential for ‘double dips’ in the US and China, asset allocation strategies and the risks to recovery.

Standard Podcast [11:36m]
Play Now
|
Play in Popup
|
Download
Tags: 2010 Outlook, bond yields, China, deflation, Double Dip, emerging markets, financial markets, inflation, interest rates, US
Posted in: Asia, China, Commodities, Currencies, Equities, Eurozone, Financials, General, Podcast
Wed Nov 11, 2009 18:06 GMT |
Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yields have been testing key technical levels over the past day or so. On Tuesday, the 10-year yield hit a five-month high of 1.48%, up sharply from 1.25% at the beginning of October. The yield failed to break higher on Wednesday, but I am watching resistance (or support in price terms) [Read more...]
Tags: bond yields, CDS, Credit Default Swap, debt crisis, debt-to-GDP, Default, fiscal deficit, Japan, JGB
Posted in: Asia, General