Bond Market

Americans Rank Gold As Second-Best Long-Term Investment

Americans consider gold the second-best long-term investment option, according to a recent Gallup poll. Gold beat out stocks, bonds, and savings accounts. On the contrary, the number of Americans naming gold as the best long-term investment almost doubled this year from last. Street speculated that inflation pressure on US consumers may be driving demand as people seek […]

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The US’s Borrowing is a Threat to the Dollar Even Though the Debt-Ceiling Drama Looks Like it’s Coming to an End, Jim Grant Says

Unchecked US borrowing could end up threatening the dollar’s long-term dominance, according to Jim Grant. Promises to cut spending will likely be “negated and forgotten,” he told CNBC. Fears about the government defaulting on its debt repayments have weighed on demand for dollar-denominated Treasury bonds. (Business Insider) The dollar’s dominance as a reserve currency could

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Bond Market’s Most Deeply Inverted Gauge is Pointing to ‘Large Slowdown in Economic Growth’ and ‘Deep Recession’

The most deeply inverted part of the U.S. yield curve is one that hasn’t sent a false signal about the prospects of a U.S. recession in more than a half-century of research. That’s the spread between 10-year and 3-month Treasury yields, the large difference between the two rates is pointing to the likelihood of a

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Opinion: ‘Most U.S. Banks Are Technically Near Insolvency, and Hundreds Are Already Fully Insolvent,’ Roubini Says

Bank-sector stress makes a stagflationary debt crisis more likely and potentially more severe. Higher inflation would lead to higher bond yields, which in turn would hurt stocks as the discount factor for dividends rose. But, at the same time, higher yields on “safe” bonds would imply a fall in their price, too, owing to the

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Investor Who Called Lehman Collapse Predicts the Next Big US Bank Failure

Investors would be wise to buy gold and silver as the Fed and FDIC signal more money printing. Robert Kiyosaki warns bond market is crashing The problem is the bond market, and my prediction, I called Lehman Brothers years ago, and I think the next bank to go is Credit Suisse. He further expressed concern

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