Posts Tagged ‘ Bonds ’

Expanding the LTRO Looting Program

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February 1, 2012
Expanding the LTRO Looting Program

When you hear talk about expanding the European LTRO funding, is is important to go straight to the mechanics of the exercise, and then ask what does the new round of exposure mean to the ECB. The LTRO is a repo transaction where the ECB takes in collateral in order to back any loans. The ECB...
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Bond Market Tiers Mean Tears, Stocks On A Tear

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January 23, 2012
Bond Market Tiers Mean Tears, Stocks On A Tear

Stocks look bullish and bonds bearish. Russ Winter of Winter (Economic and Market) Watch, ML-Implode.com’s Aaron Krowne, and the Wall Street Examiner’s Lee Adler discuss whether this split can continue, and for how long. Russ expounds on the two tier hornet’s nest developing in the bond market, and why it should result in higher...
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29-Year 10-Month Bond Treasury Auction Results

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January 12, 2012

CUSIP: 912810QT8Term and Type: 29-Year 10-Month BondSeries: Bonds of November 2041Interest Rate: 3.125%High Yield: 2.985%Price: $102.746849Allotted at High: 69.80%Total Tendered: $34,677,055,800Total Accepted: $13,922,655,800Issue Date: 01/17/2012Matur...
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The Madness of Crowds: How to Play Bonds, China, and Gold in 2012

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January 11, 2012
The Madness of Crowds: How to Play Bonds, China, and Gold in 2012

Yes, I know that markets are irrational.

I read Charles Mackay's 1841 classic, "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" long before it ever became fashionable.

Even so, when you think about it, 2011 must set some kind of record.

As investors, that means we...
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Fed Urges Entrapment of More Americans with Mortgage Debt

Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has launched a potentially controversial push to revive the battered U.S. housing market, calling on other government officials to act after largely exhausting its own tools to support the fragile economic recovery...
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Investors Pay to Lend to Germany, Want More From France

January 9, 2012 Investors Pay to Lend to Germany, Want More From France By REUTERS BERLIN (Reuters) - Investors paid to lend Germany a combined 3.9 billion euros (3.2 billion pounds) for six months on Monday, accepting a loss in a renewed flight to ...
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A 10-year low of new municipal bond issuance

Volume Lowest in 10 Years Munis Ended 2011 At $295 Billion Tuesday, January 3, 2012 By Taylor Riggs A 10-year low of new municipal bond issuance is what was on everyone’s mind in 2011. Last year, only $295 billion of bonds were issued, down almost...
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Twisted Tuesday – Treasuries are not an Option

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December 27, 2011
Twisted Tuesday – Treasuries are not an Option

Twisted Tuesday - Treasuries are not an Option Courtesy of Phil of Phil's Stock World Remember Operation Twist? Last week, Freddie Mac reported record lows on rates, with the 30-year notes at 3.91%. This has not, of course, encouraged many people to go out and buy homes but it has...
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Europe’s debt deal is falling flat

Europe's Debt Crisis Europe's debt deal is falling flat By Aaron Smith@CNNMoneyMarketsDecember 15, 2011: 7:52 AM ET Germany's Angela Merkel is trying to instill Teutonic-style fiscal responsiblity throughout Europe, but bonds, stocks and the euro ar...
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29-Year 11-Month Bond Treasury Auction Results

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December 14, 2011

CUSIP: 912810QT8Term and Type: 29-Year 11-Month BondSeries: Bonds of November 2041Interest Rate: 3.125%High Yield: 2.925%Price: $103.966337Allotted at High: 98.64%Total Tendered: $40,110,738,100Total Accepted: $13,475,784,100Issue Date: 12/15/2011Matur...
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Waiting For The Fed Report?

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December 12, 2011
Waiting For The Fed Report?

So am I. I was hoping to get it posted tonight, but the economic chart service I use is having “issues.” As a result the ETA for this report now looks to be tomorrow afternoon. I apologize for the delay. I can tell you that the composite liquidity indicator continues to mark time. It...
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You Can Rest Assured That The Insurance Industry Is In For Guaranteed Losses!

This is not a new post, but nobody has brought up the "I" in FIRE yet, and Mr. Middleton has been ahead of the curve on the banks & sovereign debt, so . . . You Can Rest Assured That The Insurance Industry Is In For Guaranteed Losses! The insurance...
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On FX intervention and the ECB/SMP

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November 30, 2011
On FX intervention and the ECB/SMP

 Yikes!! I posted this and a few minutes later the Fed/other CBs announces a round of coordinated measures to assist the ECB. My point in this article was that the ECB has no friends, and that was the weakest link in their defense of the EU bo...
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The “Sovereign Debt Standard”

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November 16, 2011

Sovereign debt is thought to be safe because, as we all know, nations always pay their debts. While individual nations go bankrupt from time to time, we maintain our faith in sovereign debt because the majority of nations don’t. But what happens if several nations go bankrupt in a very short span of...
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The Eurocalypse Rant: The Consequences of Foolish Monetary Policy

The Eurocalypse Rant: The Consequences of Foolish Monetary Policy . . . So its only too natural that the answer to Is The Entire Global Banking Industry Carrying Naked, Unhedged "Risk Free" Sovereign Debt Yielding XXX%? My quick answer is NAT...
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Italian bonds on ECB life support

Italian bonds on ECB life support By Aaron Smith November 10, 2011: 2:07 PM ET Yields on Italian bonds remain perilously close to the 7% mark despite some ECB buying and decent aution results. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Italian borrowing costs remained s...
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30-Year Bond Treasury Auction Results

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November 10, 2011

CUSIP: 912810QT8Term and Type: 30-Year BondSeries: Bonds of November 2041Interest Rate: 3.125%High Yield: 3.199%Price: $98.579514Allotted at High: 24.17%Total Tendered: $39,608,342,400Total Accepted: $17,224,269,400Issue Date: 11/15/2011Maturity Date: ...
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30-Year Bond Treasury Auction Results

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November 10, 2011

CUSIP: 912810QT8Term and Type: 30-Year BondSeries: Bonds of November 2041Interest Rate: 3.125%High Yield: 3.199%Price: $98.579514Allotted at High: 24.17%Total Tendered: $39,608,342,400Total Accepted: $17,224,269,400Issue Date: 11/15/2011Maturity Date: ...
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Bombs Bursting In Air, Will Our Flag Still Be There – After The After The Bell 11/9/11

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November 9, 2011
Bombs Bursting In Air, Will Our Flag Still Be There – After The After The Bell 11/9/11

By the 4 PM NY close the cash market was holding well above 2 day and 3 day cycle projections around SPX 1215. As of 5:30 PM SP futures had shown no sign of a real bounce in spite of the fact that they had been sitting on the lower edge of the 5...
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Italian press write off Berlusconi but alternative unclear

Italian press write off Berlusconi but alternative unclear Sat Nov 5, 2011 11:59am EDT * After disastrous G20, Berlusconi focuses on survival * Majority in doubt for key vote on Tuesday * Press calls for him to quit intensify By Gavin Jones ROME...
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The Real Meaning Of Twistness

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October 18, 2011

The composite liquidity indicator declined in the week ended October 12 for the third consecutive week, slightly penetrating the 39 week moving average. The growth rate has slowed dramatically versus 2010, while the supply of paper absorbing liquidity, in particular Treasuries, has continued to soar. In recent weeks, the weakness has only been expressed...
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29-Year 10-Month Bond Treasury Auction Results

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October 13, 2011

CUSIP: 912810QS0Term and Type: 29-Year 10-Month BondSeries: Bonds of August 2041Interest Rate: 3.750%High Yield: 3.120%Price: $112.166894Allotted at High: 84.23%Total Tendered: $38,268,111,700Total Accepted: $13,000,007,200Issue Date: 10/17/2011Maturit...
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29-Year 10-Month Bond Treasury Auction Results

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October 13, 2011

CUSIP: 912810QS0Term and Type: 29-Year 10-Month BondSeries: Bonds of August 2041Interest Rate: 3.750%High Yield: 3.120%Price: $112.166894Allotted at High: 84.23%Total Tendered: $38,268,111,700Total Accepted: $13,000,007,200Issue Date: 10/17/2011Maturit...
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Jim Grant article in Barrons

Here's the url: http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052702303392404576566862208601914. html#articleTabs_panel_article%3D1 But this is one of those free-look articles so to get your free look you might have to google "jim grant" and look for t...
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Foreign Central Banks Massively Dump Treasuries

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September 29, 2011

Foreign central bank dumping of Treasuries and Agencies reached record levels this week, far beyond anything seen in the 9 years since I started tracking this data. The last time anything remotely similar happened was at the top of the bull market in the summer of 2007, and those levels pale by comparison with...
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Goldman: Wake Up! We Just Got QE3!

Very important point from Goldman's Dominic Wilson on yesterday's "Twist" announcement. Essentially he argues that the part of the operation where the Fed is going to sell $400 billion of short-dated bonds is irrelevant. Only the buying part really ...
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Bonds do the twist,market implodes

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September 21, 2011

Bears chalk up another victory.....
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SPY still in upward price channel, ball is in bully’s court

SPY still in upward price channel, ball is in bully’s court

Yesterday, we violated the price channel to the downside, but then we had that hockey stick WTFRFH rally in the afternoon to push us back up comfortably into the price channel. Overnight, futures were killed back near bottom of the price channel, but...
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S&P Could Fall 20%, 2-Year Treasury Hit 0%: Analyst

S&P Could Fall 20%, 2-Year Treasury Hit 0%: Analyst Published: Monday, 12 Sep 2011 | 4:27 PM ET Text Size By: John Melloy Rising risk aversion, a surging U.S. dollar, historical seasonal weakness and a climb in bonds could send the S&P 500 down as mu...
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