Agency Bonds

Bob Chapman’s Friday Report 3/04/11: Monetization and Debt Will Only Bring Inflation 2/3

Agency Bonds — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:32:59 +0000

Many ask, what will happen when quantitative easing ends? China doesn’t want to accumulate more Treasury and Agency bonds and we find the buying from London and the Cayman Islands questionable at best. We have always suspected that the real buyers in part from those locations were the Fed. Quite frankly we believe that QE2 is much further ahead in issuance than we are told. Remember they actually began adding liquidity last June. Problems as a result of such creation of money and credit have been the leveraged unnatural elevation of the stock market. All the funds normally devoted to cleaning up the Treasury/Agency market by banks and institutions have allowed these entities to dis-intermediate their funds to the stock market and commodities. This process has allowed the artificial inflation of prices in stocks and commodities, which in time will become problematic. The Fed knew that the course they were taking would result in just what we have seen and the minute markets see that easing is going to end they would end their participation. One of the key reasons of the treasury bail out was to keep the stock market up. The mirage of wealth had to be maintained since wealth in real estate for the most part had been destroyed. The multiyear bond bull market also looked like it could be coming to an end as real interest rates began to climb some six months ago. QE2 has again fostered risk taking in the form of leverage. … theinternationalforecaster.com www.infowars.com www …

The Rieger Report Special Edition: Defaults and Diversification in the Municipal Bond Market

Agency Bonds — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:26:59 +0000

In “Defaults and Diversification in the Municipal Bond Market,” JR Rieger deconstructs the municipal bond market to reveal the factors that are correlated with defaults. While recent headlines seem to paint a grim picture for this market, many muni sectors have remained unscathed. Size of issuance and bond type (general obligation or revenue) also appear to impact default risk. For insights into the current muni bond market and to find out which sectors have been prone to default and which have proven resilient, watch this special edition of the Rieger Report.

BONDS / Portuguese Short Film Agency

Agency Bonds — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:00:59 +0000

BONDS ///////////////////////////////// PORTUGUESE SHORT FILM AGENCY, A DECADE IN SHORT FILMS ///////////////////////////////// Three episodes, which are different in both form and content, but which approach in a very particular way the poetry of affection, from the nostalgia of adolescence, to made-to-order artificial human beings and an evocation of a past-present through a simple, rudimentary and primitive look. ///////////////////////////////// ENTRETANTO (MEANWHILE) Miguel Gomes Portugal, 1999, FIC, 35mm, Colour, 25′ ALPHA Miguel Fonseca Portugal, 2008, FIC, 35mm, Colour, 28′ CORRENTE (FLOW) Rodrigo Areias Portugal, 2008, FIC, 35mm, B&W, 15’45” Total duration: 68′ ///////////////////////////////// More informations at: curtas.pt

Rural school children, San Augustine County, Texas (LOC)

Agency Bonds — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:41:59 +0000

Picture taken by The Library of Congress on 1939-01-01 00:00:00.

Do we need rating agencies? — MoneyWeek investment tutorial

Agency Bonds — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:11:59 +0000

www.moneyweek.com Rating Agencies have made headline news in recent months, with several high profile sovereign bond downgradings on the back of the global financial crisis. Tim Bennett, Deputy Editor of MoneyWeek takes a closer look at rating agencies revealing what it is they really do and asking the question ‘do we really need them?’ For other MoneyWeek tutorials check out our website http or view our youtube channel.

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Agency Bonds — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:44:59 +0000

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The New Masters of Capital: American Bond Rating Agencies and the Politics of Creditworthiness (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)

Agency Bonds — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:21:59 +0000

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In The New Masters of Capital, Timothy J. Sinclair examines a key aspect of the global economy–the rating agencies. In the global economy, trust is formalized in the daily operations of such firms as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, which continuously monitor the financial health of bond-issuers ranging from private corporations to local and national governments. Their judgments affect unimaginably large sums, approximately $30 trillion in outstanding debt issues, according to a recent Moody’s estimate. The difference between an AA and a BB rating may cost millions of dollars in interest payments or determine if a corporation or government can even issue bonds

Without bond rating agencies, there would be no standard means to compare risks in the global economy, and international investment would be problematic. Most observers assume that the agencies are neutral and scientific, and that they interpret their role in narrowly economic terms. But these agencies, by their nature, wield extraordinary power and exert massive influence over public policy. Sinclair offers a highly accessible account of these institutions, their origins, and the rating processes they use to judge creditworthiness. Illustrated with a wide range of cases, this book offers a fresh assessment of the role of an often-overlooked institution in the dynamics of modern global capitalism.

The New Masters of Capital: American Bond Rating Agencies and the Politics of Creditworthiness (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)

Mike Adams Raw Food Raid Special Report: Armed Agents Bust Raw Milk & Cheese Sellers 1/2

Agency Bonds — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:30:59 +0000

Breaking news: Multi-agency armed raid hits Rawesome Foods, Healthy Family Farms for selling raw milk and cheese UPDATE: We have learned that in addition to James Stewart, two other people have been arrested in this raid and are being charged with conspiracy to sell unpasteurized raw milk products. Sharon Palmer of Healthy Family Farms is currently in jail, with bond set at $120000. Palmer was featured in the documentary Farmageddon. Victoria Bloch, an LA county liaison for the Weston A. Price Foundation has also been arrested. Activists are planning a protest tomorrow morning outside the LA county courthouse (details pending) to send a strong message that we have a right to healthy, natural foods. Help rally people to this cause, tell people about this outrageous and backwards persecution and fight for our natural rights. Check back at Infowars.com and Natural News.com for further updates. Mike Adams www.naturalnews.com August 3, 2011 (NaturalNews) This is a NaturalNews exclusive breaking new report. Please credit NaturalNews.com. A multi-agency SWAT-style armed raid was conducted this morning by helmet-wearing, gun-carrying enforcement agents from the LA County Sheriff’s Office, the FDA, the Dept. of Agriculture and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). Rawesome Foods, a private buying club offering wholesome, natural raw milk and raw cheese products (among other wholesome foods) is founded by James Stewart, a pioneer in bringing wholesome raw foods directly to …

FDR Memorial

Agency Bonds — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:55:59 +0000

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Trade or Aid?: Official Export Credit Agencies and the Economic Development of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union (Public Policy Papers (Institute for East-West Security Studies))

Agency Bonds — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:16:59 +0000

Trade or Aid?: Official Export Credit Agencies and the Economic Development of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union (Public Policy Papers (Institute for East-West Security Studies))