Description: The repercussions of Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy can still be felt. It has been almost seven years since the firm’s failure started a global financial crisis and deep recession in most developed countries. Yet the real damage is only now becoming clear. Source: NYTimes.com Date: May 27, 2015 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/business/dealbook/why-lehman-brothers-lives-on.html?ref=dealbook Questions for discussion: What does… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Bonds
What to Make of the Topsy-Turvy Bond Market
Description: If you happen to trade bonds for a living, it is entirely understandable if you are feeling a little anxious these days. Source: NYTimes.com Date: May 21, 2015 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/upshot/what-to-make-of-the-topsy-turvy-bond-market.html?abt=0002&abg=0 Questions for Discussions: What is happening in the bond market these days, according to the report? Do you agree with this analysis?
Investors get stark reality check as global bond market comes unglued
Description: Bond investors, for years accustomed to rising prices and big returns, are getting a stark reality check. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: May 07, 2015 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/investing/investors-get-stark-reality-check-as-global-bond-market-comes-unglued Questions for Discussions: Explain what the report says is happening to bonds and why? Do you agree with this assessment? What strategy would you suggest to those holding bonds?
George Soros May Face a Monster Tax Bill
Description: George Soros likes to say the rich should pay more taxes. A substantial part of his wealth, though, comes from delaying them. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: April 30, 2015 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-30/george-soros-s-tax-bill Questions for Discussions: How has George Soros benefited financially from the tax code? Do you think it is unethical to allow this sort of… Read more »
Greek Bonds Jump Most in 9 Months on Steps to Bailout Compromise
Description: Greece’s government bonds rallied, with three-year yields dropping the most since the securities were sold in July, on optimism the nation may be moving toward a strategy that would help unlock funding and avert a default. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: April 27, 2015 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-27/germany-s-bonds-climb-as-greek-funding-impasse-spurs-haven-bid Questions for Discussions: How are Greek bonds performing? What are… Read more »
Yes, Worry About the Stock Market
Description: Stanley Druckenmiller, the man who broke the Bank of England and made $1 billion in 1992 by selling the British pound with his colleague George Soros, is worried about today’s economy. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: April 13, 2015 Link: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-04-13/yes-worry-about-the-stock-market Questions for discussion: What is the basis for his concern? Do you agree with his… Read more »
When it comes to stocks vs. cash, follow Buffett’s lead
Description: Here’s a trick question, see if you can figure it out. Of the following two investments, which one carries the lowest risk — cash or stocks? Source: MarketWatch.com Date: April 08, 2015 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/when-it-comes-to-stock-vs-cash-follow-buffetts-lead-2015-04-08 Questions for discussion: What is the answer to the question in the title and the reasoning for the choice? Do… Read more »
Why Good Friday could turn into Friday the 13th for the world’s biggest bond market
Description: The most dangerous time for the Treasury market this month will be when the U.S. issues employment data on Friday, if February and March are any guide. Source: FinancialPost/Bloomberg.com Date: March 02, 2015 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/investing/why-good-friday-could-turn-into-friday-the-13th-for-the-worlds-biggest-bond-market Questions for Discussions: What are bond investors looking at as a determinant of higher interest rates? What else should… Read more »
Will the Fed raise interest rates to the detriment of the stock market?
Description: Fortune senior editor Stephen Gandel and writer-reporter Christopher Matthews discuss if the Federal Reserve raising interest rates is a good thing for the economy long-term. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: March 13, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1b8kdxr Questions for Discussions: Summarize the commentaries about a rate hike and the consequences for the economy? What do… Read more »
Here’s what stocks do in the months just before a rate hike
Description: NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — It seems increasingly clear that the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike since 2006 is now just months away, and that is making investors nervous. But should it? Source: MoneyWatch.com Date: March 18, 2015 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-what-stocks-do-in-the-months-just-before-a-rate-hike-2015-03-06 Questions for Discussions: What does the report suggest is the typical market response to rate… Read more »
