Representatives in Congress from both parties were understandably apoplectic. Amidst the world’s worst monetary chaos since the Great Collapse after October 1929, legislators had been told by everyone from central bankers to all the right Economists how laws needed to passed right away, no delay, which would give the Bush Administration authority to buy up the “toxic waste” each had [...]
Why is anyone surprised Christine Lagarde stepped in it? This is who she is, who she has been her entire career. The woman is a walking disaster, screwing up from one place only to be promoted into the next. Her Argentina debacle was merely the latest – before yesterday. In case you were distracted by events closer to home, the [...]
In a week replete with chaotic movements and arrangements, a puzzle has emerged. Conventional wisdom says that when stocks tank bonds rally. While the latter takes place regardless of the former, during those times when the NYSE finally pays attention to what might be herding financial agents into safety instruments the bond market typically rallies even harder. It sure did [...]
An unbelievable morning of credit market trading has at least seen some semblance of “market” forces return by the afternoon. One aspect is certain, that the open was about as illiquid as the treasury market has seen in a long, long time. We should not make the mistake of illiquidity being only associated with selling, particularly since today’s volatility was [...]
There is definitely some disturbance in swaps markets as spreads have been far more volatile lately than at any point since the dramatic shift in March. While most of the action had been concentrated in the 10-year, there has also been a noticeable change in 5-year spread volatility. I don’t think there is much doubt that recent volatility in treasury [...]
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