13 July 2012
Turning Points: Bond Yields Plummet, Bond Yields Soar
Posted In: Weekend Reads
A wrap-up of the key issues affecting global markets for fundamental investors:
Currencies
- Euro weakening is a sign of trouble for the German economy. (Spiegel Online)
- ECB cuts rates and the euro falls below 1.24 level. (Zero Hedge)
China’s Slowdown
- New orders drop in China as manufacturing weakens. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
- China to relax loan-to-deposit ratio rules. (Reuters)
- The Bank of China lowered interest rates for second time in less than a month. (Wall Street Journal)
Commodities
- Comments from world’s largest copper producer, Chile, suggest demand from China may be strong. (MetalFirst)
- Springtime slump in oil markets continued in May. (International Energy Agency)
Derivatives
- Some estimate that the London Whale’s losses could top $9 billion. (Forbes)
Euro Crisis
- Last week’s summit is all but forgotten, Spanish yields climb as doubts grow. (Financial Times)
- Italy approves €4.5 billion in spending cuts. (Wall Street Journal)
Hedge Fund Money
- Daniel Loeb’s five undervalued top buys. (Seeking Alpha)
- David Einhorn’s top holdings. (Insider Monkey)
Interest Rates and Central Banks
- Central banks are attempting to spur global growth. (Wall Street Journal)
Japanese Debt and Inflation
- BOJ’s Shirakawa says Europe is the biggest threat to Japan. (Reuters)
- Business sentiment improves in Japan.
U.S. Stocks
- Boeing’s deliveries soar, thanks in part to the Fed devaluing the dollar. (Portland Business Journal)
- S&P 500 by dividend yield: many exceed the yield on 10-year Treasuries. (Bloomberg)
Real Estate
- Comparing price-to-income ratios across various U.S. markets: Despite the popping of the bubble, many markets are still way above trend. (Zillow Real Estate Research)
- Across Europe, price-to-income ratios suggest home prices have much further to correct. (Economics in Pictures)
Time Capsule
- Jim Rogers discusses his then-coming world tour back in 2000. What a difference a decade makes. (The Millennium Adventure)
For more news and trends, visit the Economics Community of Practice.
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Very gpod wrap up. Please make it daily if you can. Looking forwarf to it. David
Did I miss something?? I could not find anything about ” bonds” in this article.
Mark N.
Hi Mark,
One piece in the article is on Spanish Bonds and looks like I inadvertantly left out a piece on record low US 10-Year bonds… http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120711-710701.html