Bonds have provided a welcome safe-haven for investors seeking shelter from the financial maelstrom of the past two years. But....
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Bonds & Currencies
Is the Bond Bubble About to Burst?
China Dumps the Dollar as Yields Sink
China cut its holdings of Treasury notes and bonds by the most ever in June, instead favoring the debt of Europe, Japan and Korea. The move has......
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IB Interest Rate: Brief ECB collateral change offers Greece some relief
March 25.. IB Interest Rate Brief
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IB FX Brief: Merkel decides Greek fate at EU summit
March 25...Interactive Brokers Daily FX Brief
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IB Interest Rate Brief: Firmer global data foils risk aversion buyers
March 24... IB Interest Rate Brief
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IB FX Brief Fitch downgrades Portugal: Eurozone mess deepens
March 24...Interactive Brokers Daily FX Brief
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The Vault Wars
The picture below is worth a thousand words. And $50 trillion. This was just released by the Bank of Japan as part of their new “flow of funds” reporting. Basically, it outlines the composition of Japanese household assets versus counterpart households in America. The major point of note is the discrepancy in savings versus...
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The World’s Next Credit Crunch Is About to Strike
One of the largest economies is about to declare bankruptcy.
How do I know? Here's what fund manager Takahiro Kawase had to say…
"The big change for us is that there's no new money to invest, so we may need to be a seller." With $1.37 trillion under management, Takahiro Kawase is the world's largest fund...
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IB Interest Rate Brief: Discount rate discussions keeping floor under bonds
March 19... IB Interest Rate Brief
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IB FX Brief: Canadian dollar in purgatory
March 19...Interactive Brokers Daily FX Brief
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