Bob Elliott, CIO at Unlimited Funds and former Bridgewater Associates’ strategist, is raising alarm bells over a massive, yet under-the-radar, $100 billion sell-off of U.S. bonds—right after the election. If you were wondering what sent Treasury yields soaring and stocks wobbling in late December and early January, this might be your answer. A Sell-Off The […]
These top-rated bonds took roughly a 26% loss. It wasn’t until recently that investors in the commercial property deal received some of their money back after more than two years, albeit after taking a $190 million collective hit on their roughly $300 million investment, according to data from CrediQ. Losss were so steep they wiped
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Gross is also widely credited with pioneering the “total return” strategy in bond investing. This approach expanded traditional bond management by focusing not only on the interest income but also on capital gains, active trading, and risk management, allowing for a more dynamic and potentially profitable way to manage bond portfolios. “Yep, I said it,
In the last two years central bank gold purchases as its share in global demand has tripled, representing between 25% and 30% noted by Commodity analysts at ANZ. “[Emerging market] central banks could purchase over 600 tonnes of gold annually until 2030, to take its share in their foreign reserves to 10%. China will likely
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Last year, the government rang up a $1.7 trillion deficit: $659 billion on net interest costs in fiscal 2023 to finance the debt. Dalio said that is a recipe for trouble. Soaring U.S. government debt is reaching a point where it will begin creating larger problems, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said Friday. “Economically strong
According to Ing, the biggest global economic threat is growing debt problems in the U.S. Since 08 the supply of Treasuries has risen 5X to more than $25 trillion. One of Toronto’s oldest boutique investment firms is warning investors that gold could be a good asset to own as the world faces significant threats in
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Moody’s lowered its US credit outlook on Friday to “negative,” signaling a possible downgrade in the future. The ratings agency cited ballooning deficits and political dysfunction. Gross interest on Treasury debt securities jumped 87% from a year ago, fresh data showed. Interest payments reached $88.9 billion last month, as the government finances higher deficit spending.
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Losses on Treasury bonds with maturities of 10 years or more had notched 46% since March 2020, while the 30-year bond had plunged 53%, Bloomberg reported. Those losses are nearly in line with stock-market losses seen during the worst crashes of recent history – when equities slumped 49% after the dot-com bubble burst and 57% in the
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The inverted yield curve on U.S. Treasuries has been flashing warnings about the economy for some time now. 10-year yield has been below the 3-month rate for 212 trading days. Such an inversion telegraphed the last eight recessions. And on Sept. 14, the market surpassed the 1980 record to hold that way for the longest
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“There is no chance we’re having a soft landing in the context of the most pernicious tightening by the Fed since the Paul Volcker years,” Rosenberg says. It’s equally interesting to hear Dimon talk about how great things are when the pace of bank lending, in the aggregate, is heading towards negative territory on a
