tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post116399666978781703..comments2024-02-29T03:21:35.007-08:00Comments on The Great Depression of 2006 : The Low Bond Yield ConundrumJim in San Marcoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-58091248547949468072007-03-29T14:37:00.000-07:002007-03-29T14:37:00.000-07:00One happy belated birthday to you Jim. Mucho appre...One happy belated birthday to you Jim. Mucho appreciado.<BR/><BR/>I found your blog thru <A HREF="http://bubbletracking.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow"><B>bubbletracking</B></A> and have spent the morning reading up to here.<BR/><BR/>You make compelling reading of a subject that normally puts me to zzzzz.<BR/><BR/>I'm fifty this year *groan* and since selling my house in '05- it seems like I did good- now I'm faced with investing decisions for the first time in my life (poor working stiff me).<BR/><BR/>Thus the interest.<BR/><BR/>N from El LayNumpty McHoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138101766429275514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-1164425067388740552006-11-24T19:24:00.000-08:002006-11-24T19:24:00.000-08:00There might be some misunderstanding here, I was p...There might be some misunderstanding here, I was pointing out the absurdity of buying the 30 year bonds and only suggested that an Insurance company purchasing one to cover an annuity made any sense to me.<BR/><BR/>I don't understand what you mean by "you seem to confuse short rates and long rates?" There is no real difference between the two right now that would be an incentive to take on the added risk of the 30 year bond.<BR/><BR/>I could hazard a guess as to who is buying this junk, and it would have to be one of two Asian governments.<BR/><BR/>Another ploy, since Islam considers interest, religiously sinful, the Arabs might be buying the bonds to dump on us at time of their choosing, to help cripple the "Great Satin." Highly improbable, but worth a laughJim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-1164420293706790232006-11-24T18:04:00.000-08:002006-11-24T18:04:00.000-08:00where do you get your info...No insurance company ...where do you get your info...No insurance company invests in the LONG BOND...In fact the 30 year bond is fairly illiquid compare to other bonds...Furthermore it was only brought back to the mkt last year for non us investors...<BR/><BR/>Also, you seem to confuse short rates and long rates...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com