Tag: debt markets
What Deleveraging? Student Loans And Government Debt Surge
Both student loans and automobile loans made a fresh new high in 4Q15. That shouldn't be viewed as "new" news. Both these loans have been...
The Consumer Debt Service Ratio Is Flawed: Here’s Why
Let us start with this simple example:
We have a 10-person economy, and 7 people earn $2,000 with $5,000 in debt and 3 people earn...
Emerging Markets Face Multiple Headwinds And Risks In 2016
In the last ten years we’ve seen some pretty important financial events that rocked markets around the world. First was the bursting of the...
Why Interest Rates Are Going Nowhere Fast
There has been a great deal of discussion regarding whether the Fed is going to continue down the path of ZIRP or if...
High Yield Bonds (JNK) Oversold, But Market Headwinds To Linger
Annualized, 2015 is on track to issuing north of $300 billion – fourth straight year with a three handle. The red bars in the...
Soaring U.S. Corporate Bond Issuance – The Good, The Bad And...
U.S. corporate bond issuance is on track for yet another record year this year.
In the first half, corporate bond issuance totaled $877.7 billion, comprised...
Connecting The Big Dots: Why It May Be Different This Time
by Jane Hwangbo   This is my very first blog entry. As a rule, I try to write in as simple terms as...