58 days ago
Technical analyst Michael Oliver argues that a major government bond crisis is quietly underway, driven by unsustainable debt levels in the US and other developed nations. He contends that the T-bond market is on the verge of breaking down to new price lows, an event largely ignored by mainstream financial media but one that could trigger a panic.
502 days ago
Yesterday shares in Petra Diamonds (PDL) clawed back a few of Monday’s steep losses to close at c26p, a £50 million market cap. But on the bond markets it was a very different tale as you can see below. And that was telling as yesterday Petra was presenting to its bond holders and they clearly did not like what they were told.
1083 days ago
Eight Capital Partners (ECP) shares remain suspended as a result of my letter to the Financial Reporting Council about its inappropriate accounting treatment of its investment in the 1AF2 Limited bond described below in Eight’s RNS of 3 July 2023:
1333 days ago
The bond market is nearly always a better guide to the value of equity than the equity share price since the latter – in situations of distress – is largely driven by bulletin board morons in denial who are trading the stock while institutions are unable to sell large positions so just sit there like rabbits in the headlights waiting for the end. So there are some folks who reckon that buying Argo Blockchain (ARB) shares at 8.5p giving a market cap of £40 million is smart…
1374 days ago
David Haggith, the publisher of “The Great Recession Blog” is a cheery fellow. He started his website twelve years ago, shortly after the housing bubble. He invented the term the epocalypse, which stands for ‘economic apocalypse’ that will be epic in scope. You could also call it the second great depression. He says, “For the last two years I’ve been extremely accurate.” The corona crisis brought massive amounts of money printing. The Fed can no longer print enough to support the equity markets. We’re going to have plenty of economic breakdowns and damage. It’s hard for people to grasp the rate of change that is occurring.
1793 days ago
It has taken it 10 days to fess, something it blames on a cooling off period, but Verditek (VDTK) has admitted that the green ponzi bond launched by ninth rate crowdfunder Crowd For Angels has, despite the utterly misleading financial promotions approved by revolting Richard “Gollum” Gill, flopped. So where next?
4499 days ago
The share price of Gulf Keystone (GKP) is driven by private investors. The bond price is driven by more informed individuals and it is now screaming out JUNK!
Two days ago the October 2017 6.25% bonds were trading at 88p. Today they are trading at 75p. That means that implied yield to maturity is c15%.. I.e. if you buy these bonds in the secondary market you will get an annual return (assuming that Gulf can repay) of 15% per annum. That is a junk bond type return.
Now ask yourself
