The Japan Carry Trade, Explained.
Right now markets are imploding. Japan’s Nikkei just had the worst day since 1987, falling as much as 12.4% –
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Bonds
Mercedes-Benz Is Asking Its Customers To Invest In Unsecured Bond Notes
Mercedes-Benz car owners are reporting that the carmaker has been sending out letters to extend an “investment opportunity designed for
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South African Bonds Face Declines Amid Revenue Shortfall and Debt Concerns
South African bonds faced further declines on Tuesday, as concerns grew over the government’s ability to meet revenue targets, potentially
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Long-Lasting Bond: 375-Year-Old Bond Still Pays Interest to Yale University
Today we go back to 2015 when Yale University first collected interest from an almost 400-year-old bond written in goatskin.
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Junk Bond Spreads Ignore Weak Economic Data
Despite signals the economy may be slowing, including a persistently inverted Treasury yield curve and disappointing recent sales trends at
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The Fall Of Canada’s Pension Funds
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) recorded an average loss of 8.1% on its assets in 2022, as the
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Are Corporate Bond Spreads Signaling A Recession Is On The Horizon?
The repercussions of depositors’ fleeing regional banks and cracks in the broader global financial system (i.e. Credit Suisse and Deutsche
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Banksplaining Part 2 – Capital Requirements
On the last episode, we learned about how a 3.4% move in interest rates caused a 20% fluctuation in the
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Banksplaining: The Dive Draws About How Money Works (and doesn’t) Part 1: Reserve Ratios
This is the first in a series of the posts about the banking system as examined through the collapse of
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Is Russia Preparing to Issue ‘Patriotic’ Bonds?
It was reported on Tuesday on Interfax, which cited a source familiar with the matter, that Russia is preparing to
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