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Yield curve may steepen “sharply” or it may not…

Monday, November 9, 2009

David Buik, a market analyst at BGC Partners, talks with Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu about the demand for U.S. debt and expectations for the Treasury yield curve. Buik, speaking from London, also discusses the outlook for earnings reports from U.S. retailers. (Source: Bloomberg News / running time 2:30 minutes) As the federal government levers up consumers [...]

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Time to sell?

Monday, January 19, 2009

‘Time to Sell’ Treasuries, Biggest Korean Fund Says (Update1)  Email | Print | By Wes Goodman ~~~ “Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — A rally that sent U.S. Treasuries to their best year since 1995 is coming to an end, South Korea’s National Pension Service, the country’s biggest investor, said. U.S. government efforts to combat the recession will prompt the [...]

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AAA premiums in the Great Depression

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Excellent chart from Jesse ‘s Cafe showing the relative spread for AAA corporates over Treasuries during the Great Depression… it might be interesting to plot equity returns for the same period in the dataset… click on the chart for a larger, more detailed image… thanks Jesse!

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