Posted on 06/14/2016 7:57:01 AM PDT by rdl6989
The price of rock-solid German government bonds has rocketed over fears of a possible Brexit.
Interest rates have fallen to record lows meaning investors are looking for safe havens to park their cash.
As investors flock to place money in German government 10-year bonds their price has risen
The bonds, which are considered a benchmark of financial security, known as Bunds, are now not paying any money back because demand is too high.
Today the Bund yielded minus 0.028 percent - meaning it was costing anyone who held the investment.
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Investing in government has been yielding negative returns for decades.
We invest in government all year....and then again on April 15th. Sure has been negative for us.
Brexit will roil the markets for a bit but it’s only temporary.
The global elites are in full-blown panic mode.
The Master Plan is about to start coming apart at the seams.
They are thus desperate and will do ANYTHING to try and preserve their position.
We are entering very dangerous times.
Aww, come on, Germany, hiding your money in government bonds will just mean that they’ll just devalue those bonds to take that money as well and give it to Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Spain, etc.
Now, be good little Germans and let us know if you’re using every bedroom in your house or not, we’ve got Muslims for you. You get a Muslim, you get a Muslim, and you get a Muslim! YOU ALL GET MUSLIMS!
Oh, and those who are unemployed, stop ignoring the job offers from the whorehouses; there’s a whole lot of Muslims and we’re going to be adding new benefits.
The EU is cracking up because their socialist governments have been bailing each other out because their socialist policies have bankrupted their countries
Safety is interest enough during this transition ...
Cameron & Company have made it clear that even should the people vote to leave, they will drag it out so long that for all practical purposes it won’t happen.
I think the ECB pledged to ‘backstop’ the markets in the event of a ‘Brexit’.
I’m sure with the cooperation of the Fed and BOJ as well.
The ECB has hinted that will be the policy. I’m not sure how long they can keep this contained.
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