- The government defaults, which is almost certainly not going to happen, or
- You sell the bonds early at a loss, which contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
Showing posts with label US Treasury Bonds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Treasury Bonds. Show all posts
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Bonds, Explained Through SVB’s Collapse
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Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Why Bond Yields Are a Key Economic Barometer
U.S. government bond yields aren’t just a barometer of the economy, they also influence the cost of borrowing, from mortgages to student loans. WSJ explains how they work and why they’re so crucial to the economy.
Saturday, 19 September 2015
It looks like banks might have rigged another huge market
From Business Insider –
“The market for US Treasury bonds may have been rigged.
That’s according to a federal antitrust lawsuit, first reported by Bloomberg's Alexandra Scaggs and Matthew Leising.
The plaintiffs — Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund, represented by law firm Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan — claim that Treasury dealers including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley coordinated to manipulate primary market Treasury auctions.”
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