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If major investors refuse to buy bonds at their current yield because they consider the risk reward ratio unattractive, that could massively drive up the national debt which is already expected to explode as a consequence of the new spending bill and the deep tax cuts.
1 posted on 02/09/2018 3:07:38 PM PST by NRx
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To: NRx

That’s right. Interest rates are still near historic lows, though. The 3.16% yield on a 30-year U.S. Treasury bond seems like a huge risk unless you’re a foreign investor looking for currency protection and not just yield.


2 posted on 02/09/2018 3:13:58 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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Artificially low rates are nothing more than a tax on savers, and a gift to the banks.


3 posted on 02/09/2018 4:30:04 PM PST by Mark was here (Fake news = "Hands up ... Dont shoot")
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To: NRx

Luke Gromen, FFTT, does excellent analysis on this.

Start here: https://www.macrovoices.com/336-anatomy-of-the-u-s-dollar-end-game-part-1-of-5

Listen to all 5 parts. Snider of Alhambra is the brains of the outfit.

Yusko is best known for betting with/against Warren Buffet.


4 posted on 02/09/2018 5:25:34 PM PST by ameribbean expat
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