The bond vigilantes are on the prowl

Financial market volatility may increase again, if bond vigilantes have their say

As trade tensions continue to have a high level of uncertainty, markets have increased their attention to movements in government bond yields. This week I’ll discuss the bond market in greater detail below and how it may negatively affect financial markets.

Gary Franks: ‘It’s the bond market, stupid’ — Just ask Moody’s - Tribune Content Agency

Back in the early 1990s when I was running as a Republican candidate for Congress, a governor from Arkansas, Bill Clinton, once said during a three-way race for president the following, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Well, today, I would change that slightly to: “It’s the bond market, stupid.” (It must be noted that President Clinton […]

The bond vigilantes are on the prowl

In a number of key markets, investors are losing patience with governments still wanting to borrow like there’s no tomorrow

Will 'bond vigilantes' crash the stock market again?

The global bond market is much larger than the stock market. Global bond issuance totals roughly $300trn, while global stock markets are worth maybe $100trn. Also, bond investors — buyers of fixed-income securities — tend to be more conservative and risk-averse than share buyers. Therefore, it’s said that while shareholders worry about the return on their investment, bondholders worry about the return of their money. And, ripples in the bond mar…

The Bond Vigilantes Are Back

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