Junk Bond Echos

Hey Bueller, junk bonds are doing what?  Dropping.  Junk bonds vs. quality bonds are doing what?  Dropping.  Heading into October junk bonds and ratios did what?  Anyone?  Beuller? Look, I…

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Gold vs. Oil; Fundamental Plus for Miners

Errr, this chart is starting to get hard to ignore isn't it? It is a gold mining sector fundamental indicator. I have no clue how the jockeys using only nominal…

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Yield Curve Today

The 10-5-2 spread is rising with nominal yields reversing to up.  A little risk off'y to go with junk bonds, which are quite risk off'y. For reference, here is the…

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10-2 Yield Curve w/ Gold

Here is the big picture view of the 10yr-2yr Treasury yield spread with gold shaded in the background.  People who successfully get through this bear market in gold will have…

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NFTRH; Econ Data, Markets and Gold

So the Swiss gold vote caused a sizable ruckus in gold and silver overnight.  This morning there is a nearly as sizable recovery in the metals.

The Swiss vote is an important hype component to get behind us and a positive reversal today would be notable, given the already over bearish sentiment profile (cue Citi’s Willem Buiter with a hysterical rant against gold leading in to the Swiss vote).

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