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US Treasuries Riskier Than US Corporate Debt

March 23, 2010

in Federal Reserve, US Treasury, US debt, US economy, USD, bonds, credit, currencies, debt, deficits, economy, inflation, interest rates, market trends, money supply, news and updates, risk, technical analysis, world reserve currency, yield

This is the news in US debt catching our eye early this week following the passing of the health care reform bill late Sunday night: charts of yields on US Treasuries are showing a spike in short-term, two-year treasury yields – a spike that lifts them above the yields on corporate bonds for the same [...]

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Making Money In a Deflationary Environment

March 1, 2010 · 4 comments

in Federal Reserve, US economy, USD, consumers, deflation, depression, economy, financial planning, interest rates, investing, market trends, money supply, recession, stimulus, unemployment, wealth protection, wealthbuilding

The rally has been over for a good two months, and the markets have been stuck in a trading range since the New Year.  Recent concerns over the potential of sovereign debt crises, however, show that we’re not out of the woods yet.
Just consider some of the following areas for potential setbacks in the markets: [...]

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Biggest Foreign Buyers of U.S. Debt

January 4, 2010 · 5 comments

in China, Federal Reserve, GDP, US Treasury, US debt, USD, central banks, currencies, debt, deficits, hyperinflation, interest rates, international economy, money supply, wealth transfer, world reserve currency

Aside from American financial institutions and the Fed (the buyer of last resort), the largest buyers of US Treasuries and notes are all Asian countries.  You can probably guess which ones.
#1 – China
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China, more than anyone, is probably most concerned with the value of the US dollar and the stability of their US dollar investments.  [...]

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Week-Long Auction of US Treasuries Amount Expected to Increase, Demand To Fall With USD

October 27, 2009

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Each month, the US Treasury holds a week-long auction of US notes and bonds to foreign investors and the Fed.  In the past two years alone, there has been a record increase in monthly amounts of debt auctions from $18 billion to $44 billion a month.  But this is still nothing compared to this week’s [...]

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Supracurrency Coin Proposed as United World Reserve Currency

July 12, 2009 · 10 comments

in USD, currencies, international economy, news and updates, world reserve currency

Is the supranational currency proposed by Russian President Medvedev for real?  At the G8 meeting in L’Aquila, Italy (July 8-10, 2009), Medvedev is reported to have brought a sample of a new “united future world currency” coin minted in Belgium and bearing the words “unity in diversity.”
According to Bloomberg, Medvedev said “the question of a [...]

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