RT @lindayueh: Mastercard will increase fees more than fivefold when a British shopper uses a debit or credit card to buy from an EU-based…
Bond Vigilantes Mon 25 Jan 2021 10:27

A locked account points out that the coupons on 8% 2021 are currently costing the UK taxpayer £1.97 billion per year. 30 year gilts now yield 0.86%, so this can be refinanced and save around £1.75 billion per year!
Bond Vigilantes Mon 25 Jan 2021 09:42

We had a UEFA Cup run! Losing (badly) to Bayern Munich in the QF.
Bond Vigilantes Mon 25 Jan 2021 09:27

Forest were in the Premier League (finished 9th), although they lost all their February fixtures that season.
Bond Vigilantes Mon 25 Jan 2021 09:27

Issued in 1996. Babylon Zoo were #1 with Spaceman. Oasis topped the album chart.
Bond Vigilantes Mon 25 Jan 2021 09:22

A Proustian moment when I realise that the UK gilt 8% 2021 matures in June this year. Its coupon is WAY higher than anything else out there (there's one 6% bond left), and it was at one time (I think) the single largest bond issue in the world.
Bond Vigilantes Mon 25 Jan 2021 09:22

Fund managers say they are taking more investment risk than ever before. Interesting that in 07/08 they reported record low levels of risk ahead of GFC. Chart from BoA. https://t.co/bvOSKwH2iQ
Bond Vigilantes Mon 25 Jan 2021 09:12

RT @DefJeff: You know what we need right now? Emu pulling Rod Hull into a freezer. No comedy, of any form, has ever, or will ever, top the…
Bond Vigilantes Sun 24 Jan 2021 09:26

RT @TheStalwart: Lol, turns out a big Mac is even cheaper today than it was in 1970 based on official inflation statistics. This tweet show…
Bond Vigilantes Sat 23 Jan 2021 15:05

RT @bondvigilantes: New post: Are rating agencies overlooking the impact of COVID-19 on Eastern Europe and Central Asia? https://t.co/n2Ltu…
Bond Vigilantes Fri 22 Jan 2021 14:49

RT @anwallstrom: Austerity prevails in Sweden! Our forecast suggests that public debt will not rise above 40% of GDP, despite some SEK150bn…
Bond Vigilantes Fri 22 Jan 2021 10:14

RT @dessadarling: Tune in, my guys.
Bond Vigilantes Fri 22 Jan 2021 08:19

RT @jp_koning: Most banknotes printed with "obstructed errors" will sell for between $100 to $1000. But auction bids are topping $57,000 fo…
Bond Vigilantes Thu 21 Jan 2021 11:13

New Sleaford Mods album "Spare Ribs" gets 5* @FT review from @ludohunter. It's my Whatsapp Listening Club record this week too - enjoying it. Not one to put on in front of the nippers though. Mork n Mindy is the best track I think. https://t.co/uQ0zBn9Jx5
Bond Vigilantes Tue 19 Jan 2021 14:41

RT @em_humble: Every “Northern” character in a musical. https://t.co/rYq1Ze0sQd
Bond Vigilantes Sat 16 Jan 2021 19:34

RT @EdConwaySky: My @thetimes column about the most important economic issue no-one is talking about: the collapsing fertility rate. Not lo…
Bond Vigilantes Fri 15 Jan 2021 10:42

RT @MoritzKraemerDr: S&P issued 23 sovereign downgrades in the six months starting in February, 17% of all rated sovereigns. That is soft…
Bond Vigilantes Thu 14 Jan 2021 15:41

RT @Volatilysmile: Europcar CDS auction is a case study in market structure. The company triggered failure to pay late last year. The CDS a…
Bond Vigilantes Wed 13 Jan 2021 18:16

RT @inflation_guy: CPI for Medicinal Drugs, y/y. Come on, man. https://t.co/4rRH2KbMt1
Bond Vigilantes Wed 13 Jan 2021 13:50

RT @ReutersJamie: Real interest rates in Brazil now are -2.5%, the lowest in at least 20 years. Can see why the real has been so weak for s…
Bond Vigilantes Tue 12 Jan 2021 14:14

Got to say that I fear Antarctica might be colder than Gen Z and iD magazine have dressed for. https://t.co/28pgBvZigp
Bond Vigilantes Tue 12 Jan 2021 13:54

“Banks adapted well – their profitability increased with negative rates largely because impairments and loss provisions have decreased with the boost to activity and the increase in asset prices.”
Bond Vigilantes Mon 11 Jan 2021 10:48

“There has been almost full pass-through of negative rates into lending rates in most countries."
Bond Vigilantes Mon 11 Jan 2021 10:48

Tenreryo quotes from Telegraph in Sept `20 via RBC: "We have been discussing our toolkit in recent months, including how effective negative rates might be in the current context. The evidence has been encouraging.”
Bond Vigilantes Mon 11 Jan 2021 10:48

Some anecdata: I've been doing micro-lending via Kiva for a decade or more (it's a non-profit, loans typically to small business/farmers in developing countries). Today I just got my first ever default: "Due to the ongoing pandemic this loan has been defaulted". Was Ghana.
Bond Vigilantes Fri 08 Jan 2021 12:01