Category QE

Blain’s Morning Porridge Alternative Assets Bonds corporate debt Debt ECB Monetary Policy QE

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 central banks interest rates QE Regulation

Taper, Rates, Bond Markets and Consequences

The Fed finally begun its cautious taper and the market did not immediately self-destruct… but the consequences of 14 years of central bank experimentation, regulatory overkill and the “processification’ of markets will have consequences… they may be bleak…

Blain’s Morning Porridge central banks Government Inflation QE USA

The Consequences of Kabul

The shocking return of the Taliban dominates the headlines. It has critical implications for markets. Biden’s loss of credibility creates many hurdles and could drive the US towards isolationism – bruised by yet another flawed foreign adventure. Meanwhile, markets struggle with inflation and climate consequences.

Climate Change, Covid, Inflation, markets, President Biden
Bill Blain
August 16, 2021
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Blain’s Morning Porridge Alternative Assets Bonds QE Stocks

Watching the Sky for Clues

There is general sense “something wicked this way comes” towards current priced for perfection markets, but trying to define the exact N0-see-um likely to trigger a market correction or meltdown is a notoriously pointless game. However, there are plenty of ways to prepare for whatever comes next….

Alternatives, bonds, Football, Imminent crash?, Meteor Strike, stocks
Bill Blain
April 20, 2021
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China Covid QE

Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 8 2020: Plans Change..

Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 8th 2020 – Plans and Expectations Change “I Choose Violence.” When the narrative starts to…

Bill Blain
June 8, 2020

QE Rant

Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 1 2020: The Disconnect Widens

Blain’s Morning Porridge – June 1st 2020 – The Disconnect Widens “Lemon tree very pretty and lemon flower is sweet.…

Bill Blain
June 1, 2020

Europe Germany QE

Blain’s Morning Porridge – May 6th 2020 Europe Wobbles

Blain’s Morning Porridge – May 6th 2020 “Let us sing more cheerful songs, more songs full of joy!” I am…

Bill Blain
May 6, 2020

Covid Europe Markets QE

Blain’s Morning Porridge – May 4 2020 – Is it Spring Time?

Blain’s Morning Porridge – May 4th 2020 “Why that’s absurd, the wing is on the bird” Economies are poised to…

Bill Blain
May 4, 2020

Covid Economy QE

Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 29 2020 – Its About Consequences

Blain’s Morning Porridge – 29th April 2020 “If this turns out to be another false alarm, I’ll be the biggest…

Bill Blain
April 29, 2020

Covid News QE

Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 20 2020: What is Real News?

Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 20th 2020 “I remember a voice from my past, “Gambling only pays when you’re winning”..”…

Bill Blain
April 20, 2020

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 »