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The Corroboration and Costs of Fear Gold

The Corroboration and Costs of Fear Gold Gold is the ultimate hedge, but it is far from perfect. Unlike, say, sovereign bonds there should be no expectation for a negatively correlated price. You can buy a UST or German bund even at negative yields and at least expect the price to rise when things are […]

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The Ice Age Arrives: Average Sovereign Yield Outside The US Turns Negative For The First Time Ever

The Ice Age Arrives: Average Sovereign Yield Outside The US Turns Negative For The First Time Ever Last Friday afternoon, when what few traders were not on vacation were planning the venue of their evening alcohol consumption, we showed a remarkable analysis by Bank of America, which found that yields on the $27.8 trillion non-USD global investment grade bond […]

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It’s official: the Federal Reserve is insolvent

It’s official: the Federal Reserve is insolvent In the year 1157, the Republic of Venice was in the midst of war and in desperate need of funds. It wasn’t the first time in history that a government needed to borrow money to fight a war. But the Venetians came up with an innovative idea: Every […]

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Why Negative Rates Can’t Stop the Coming Depression

Why Negative Rates Can’t Stop the Coming Depression   A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. – Anonymous. In our upcoming issue of The Bill Bonner Letter, we explore the strange territory of “NIRP” – negative-interest-rate policy. About $7 trillion of sovereign bonds now yield less than nothing. Lenders give their money […]

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