Buenos Bonds

By Econ70 | 07/28/2014

Should Argentina not pay its bondholders by Friday, it will default for the second time in 13 years. Argentina is paying investors who swapped their previously-defaulted bonds for new, less valuable bonds, but isn’t paying investors who refused the swap. A US judge is now prohibiting Argentina from paying anyone until the holdouts are satisfied.…

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Bin Laden Dead, Markets Shrug

By Econ70 | 05/02/2011

The death of bin Laden is a non-event in the markets. Had there been a rally, the US dollar, precious metals and commodities should all have weakened and stocks should have rallied as investors moved from safe havens to riskier investments. But, everything is up! The dollar is slightly higher, stocks are up marginally and…

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