Category Archives: Credit

Complicated Capilalism

Posted on July 31, 2020 by macromon

Compassionate capitalism is our mantra around but the pandemic has really complicated things, especially when it comes to private property rights.   As the pandemic drags on, who is right?  Renters or landlords? Chapter 19 Of U.S. Bankruptcy Code? We suspect … Continue reading →

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Rent Control Issues Hit 7-year Bond Auction

Posted on August 29, 2019 by macromon

At least, that is our view. We have worried out loud how global interest rate repression may cause ugly bond auctions. A problem that similarly arises in the rent-controlled housing market. …we are watching the Treasury auctions closely and suspect … Continue reading →

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Emerging Market Sub-Zero Corporates

Posted on July 15, 2019 by macromon

Stunning.  Kind of gums up the valuation models, no? What have the CenBanks wrought? The amount of negative-yielding corporate bonds almost tripled to $109 billion from a week ago Sovereign bonds with sub-zero rates climbed about 50% to $136 billion … Continue reading →

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Feels Like 1997

Posted on August 15, 2018 by macromon

Just back home after a week-long road trip to many major U.S. cities. The “Cranes Of Dubai”  As an economist, I am always looking for anecdotal evidence of how the local economy is doing.  What impressed me most was the … Continue reading →

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Major Holders Of The U.S. Corporate Bond Market

Posted on June 12, 2018 by macromon

Summary Bullets The size of the U.S. corporate bond market, as measured by the Fed’s Flow of Funds, totals $13.1 trillion at the end of Q1 2018 It includes $10.2 trillion of domestic issues and $2.8 trillion of foreign issues … Continue reading →

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Prepare For Much Higher Long-Term Rates

Posted on May 3, 2018 by macromon

There has been a huge drain of liquidity from the U.S. Treasury market over the past few years, and may signal a structural change to how the United States finances budget deficits. The government will always find a way to … Continue reading →

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COTD: Corporate Debt

Posted on October 4, 2017 by macromon

No lack of supply/issuance in the corporate debt market.   No shortage of demand either. Lots of nuances in interpreting data, however.  First, much of debt going to financial engineering, i.e., stock buybacks.  Some of the supply is borrowing against capital … Continue reading →

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COTD: Venezuela Oil Production (t/bpd)

Posted on October 2, 2017 by macromon

Ergo (among other things), this: There is some minimum threshold level of reserves most central banks will not cross and will resort to various policies to protect and ration foreign exchange reserves, including devaluation, import restrictions, capital controls, selective default, … Continue reading →

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The Lehman legacy: Lessons learned? – Economist

Posted on September 9, 2013 by macromon

Five years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the advent of the global debt crisis, our correspondents assess whether the world economy is sufficiently protected from future shocks.   – The Economist (click here if video is not observable)

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Capitano Crunch: Europe’s Collapsing Monetary Aggregates

Posted on January 30, 2012 by macromon

Here are some great pictures from Credit Suisse illustrating what’s happening in the European monetary sector.  The monetary aggregates have been collapsing at a greater pace than 2008/09  as banks have been cutting credit and shrinking their balance sheets to … Continue reading →

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