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Strategies & Market Trends : The coming US dollar crisis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Pitera who wrote (58130)	4/25/2016 11:35:27 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	1 Recommendation Recommended By Postwait Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71442

Thank You JP. Of course NIRP is certifiable insanity squared. One question pops to mind, How many more nuclear energy plants will explode in Japan in the next 40 years? All of Them? Who cares about getting their money back-g- ISIS Financial...-VBG- Creating a new financial caliphate "Few are predicting a turnaround in Japanese rates any time soon. But 40 years is a long time to wait, and if rates do turn, investors holding the bond will be in trouble—even though Japan’s government debt is regarded as some of the world’s safest" "France on Tuesday issued a 50-year bond with a coupon of 1.75%. Before the eurozone debt crisis, France was issuing similar bonds with coupons of 4%" "An investor who bought on Tuesday wouldn’t collect enough coupons to recoup the face amount before the bond matures." "Since the Bank of Japan 8301 1.76 % ’s negative rate announcement, it has plunged to below 0.5%." (Buy A Fifty Year Bond= brain dead) I certainly agree with Olson and Lopus