The bond markets are in a wild state of flux right now, but who's got the safest? The answer will surprise you.
Posted on May 10, 2010 by
SteveAnderson
Articles by tag - japan
Two years ago, everyone wanted United States bonds. But will they stay wantable much longer?
Posted on March 31, 2010 by
SteveAnderson
Translated into English, this means one thing: Uh-oh.
Posted on March 18, 2010 by
SteveAnderson
The prevailing wisdom today amongst analysts and those "in the know" is that interest rates are poised to go higher, partly because of massive government borrowing/spending. Yet, Japan's economy over the last 20 years has shown exactly the opposite impact of high borrowing. Interest rates have dropped even as the government has added more and more debt.
Posted on February 23, 2010 by
Sol Nasisi
A comparison of the Dow Jones Industrial Average today to Japan's Nikkei Index leading up to and after its peak in 1989. There are a lot of similarities and some differences. What do they mean?
Posted on February 28, 2009 by
Sol Nasisi
We've all learned that hope isn't an investment strategy; it also isn't an economic policy.
Posted on February 24, 2009 by
Herman Kline
As President-elect Obama prepares a massive public works program that will be funded via Obama Bonds, the evidence is growing that the US economy looks quite a bit like Japan's in the 1990s after its real estate bubble popped. Even the Japanese are making the comparison and providing some advice on what the US can do.
Posted on December 08, 2008 by
Sam Cass
Fed Funds Futures are giving a greater than 50% probability the Fed will cut rates to .25% at its December 16th meeting. As we get closer to 0%, our situation starts to look a lot like Japan in the early 1990s.
Posted on December 06, 2008 by
Sol Nasisi
Preliminary figures show Japanese inflation at a 10 year high of 1.5%.
Posted on June 27, 2008 by
Sam Cass
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party suffered a devastating defeat Sunday for the upper house of Parliament. It also marks the loss of another key Bush ally. Mr. Abe follows in the heals of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlasconi, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Aznar, British Prime Minster Tony Blair, and others.
Posted on July 30, 2007 by
Sam Cass
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami are terrible humanitarian disasters. In today's global world, events in one country can quickly impact everyone. Just as the tsunami waves impacted the West Coast of the United States, it is worth pondering what the disaster's ripple effect will be on the US economy and rates.
Posted on March 14, 2011 by
Sol Nasisi
