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The myth of riskless debt

Much has been learned from the ongoing financial debacle that has been painfully rattling the world’s financial structure in recent years. Foremost among these valuable lessons is the realisation that all financial assets have risks. Even the bonds of many sovereign nations are being called into question, and rightly so. Though ...

2012-APR-22 · James Turk

debt crisis, government bonds, inflation, interest rates

Savings, investment, and the Keynesian preference – a follow-up

There is a general belief that government finances are somehow immune from the financial reality faced by everyone else – an illusion fostered by bond markets and supported by the public’s wishful thinking. Look no further than the plight of the eurozone for evidence of the reality. Not only that, but history tells us that ...

2012-APR-07 · Alasdair Macleod

euro crisis, government bonds, Greece, interest rates

Eurozone banks and contagion risk

Greece has now defaulted, and other eurozone governments as well as agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Investment Bank have retrospectively inserted themselves as senior creditors, a precedent that should be of great concern and which has profound implications for private sector banks. ...

2012-MAR-17 · Alasdair Macleod

debt crisis, ECB, euro crisis, Europe, government bonds

The destruction of savings by inflation

In the past, insurance companies and pension funds have been keen to advertise the benefit of compounding arithmetic for savings. Over the last 30 or 40 years the rate has been lifted by inflation, but to understand the cost inflation brings you have to consider the whole savings cycle: not just the accumulation stage, but also annuity ...

2012-FEB-18 · Alasdair Macleod

fiat currency, government bonds, inflation, sound money

Euro survival uncertain as Italy and Spain yields surpass bailout territory

The gold price took a hit yesterday, falling close to $1,700 before once again rebounding to $1,732 per troy ounce. Despite a large increase in central bank demand and investment demand, both in Europe and in Asia, turbulence in precious metals does not come unexpectedly. MF Global’s bankruptcy has the potential to affect a large ...

2011-NOV-18 · The GoldMoney News Desk

buy gold, euro crisis, France, gold price, government bonds, Italy, Spain

Bankrupt governments will break their promises

2011-NOV-07

euro crisis, Fed, government bonds, Greece, USA

Government spending is over 40% of the economy

2011-AUG-18

Fed, government bonds, USA

US downgrade sends gold price rocketing higher

As expected, the gold price has surged in response to the weekend news that Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the USA’s credit rating from AAA to AA+, breaking through $1,700 per troy ounce. In addition, the news that the European Central Bank will start buying Spanish and Italian government bonds in an effort to stave of ...

2011-AUG-08 · The GoldMoney News Desk

Fed, gold price, government bonds, oil prices, USA

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