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Bond Markets – Don’t Panic Captain Mainwaring (but don’t look behind you…)

In bonds there is pain as prices tumble – but that does not change the fundamentals of investing in bonds. The risk is rising bond yields will expose the dangerous over-valuations low rate distortion has caused across other financial-assets, perhaps causing more than a few bubbles to pop.

Bond Market 101, Credit Markets, Monetary Experimentation, Sovereign Debt
Bill Blain
March 30, 2022
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Blain’s Morning Porridge corporate debt Debt distortion Market Crash

If you are looking for truth in markets, in bonds there are fewer lies.

The Stock Market Rollercoaster will continue a while longer, but a decisive divergence point is coming! Corporate debt is likely to crack on rising rates, price distortion, forgotten risk metrics, and rising defaults. It will signal the perilous financial health of some sectors – bursting the current bubble violently. Anyone for the last few choc-ices?

Corporate bonds, credit risk, defaults, risk metrics
Bill Blain
February 7, 2022
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Blame the central banks, say the politicans..!!!
May 16, 2022
Central Banks and Politics will be the dominant theme this week/month/year. Politicians are anxious to show inflation and recession are not their fault. Blame Central Banks! The Politics of Blame has profound consequences for markets.Read More »
NFTs 1, Blain Zero
May 13, 2022
NFTs are in the press for all the right reasons – insider trading, zero value and scams, but as digital assets in a digital world have enormous potential – for making your wallet lighter….Read More »
Woke and ESG are Dead! Long Live ESGG!
May 12, 2022
ESG is getting a bad press these days, blamed for energy insecurity and much else wrong with the allocation of capital. It needs to be refined: ESG version 2.1 will be critical for addressing the massive threats arising from social injustice and income inequality.Read More »
As markets correct, remember the wit and wisdom of Ace Greenberg!
May 11, 2022
Markets remain in a major correction – but fear not. When the hurly burly is done, what goes down and survives will (eventually) come back up! As the pain bites, I recommend the wit and wisdom of Ace Greenberg, the best banking CEO ever, a man who understood the primacy of common sense.Read More »
Shipping – a real world asset class, but complex!
May 10, 2022
Yesterday’s ongoing pain in crashing financial asset markets demonstrates the need to diversify portfolios and decorrelated returns. Shipping is one such asset; returns have been boosted by scarcity as a result of the pandemic – the question is: can these returns be maintained?Read More »