…banks are curbing their appetite for US government bonds. If this is the start of trend, then bond prices may increasingly reflect market expectations. In the last couple of weeks…

…The US dollar is rising in value, notwithstanding the federal deficit, whilst debt distress in the so-called “PIIGS”, especially Greece, are intensifying, thereby driving down the euro to fresh 12…

by Rebecca Wilder Unemployment Rates Across the Euro Area – Tough Times in Key Markets Today Eurostat released its unemployment rate figures for the month of August. The Euro area…

by Rebecca Wilder Unhealthy developments across the euro area labour market There are many ways to define rebalancing within the euro area: relative prices, trade, productivity, unit labor costs, etc….

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…

…not have monetary autonomy over the currency in which their debt is issued (euros, to which the ECB holds the right to supply), so all debt issued can be treated…

…Treasury’s and into Euro area bonds. But the other similar graph was yields on Chinese bonds, which typically can only be traded internally in China: So on the global scale,…

…I said above, the Bond Market is Not Amused. The Bonddad Blog The US bond market sends a warning; has the US crossed an economic Rubicon? Angry Bear by New…

…the close trade ties in the Euro zone, growing income from abroad effectively means a transfer of saving from the Eurozone Core to the Periphery via the current. This requires…