Posts by "montmorency"

Apologies if this is not the right place to ask, and also apologies if the answer turns out to be in the book (It's on order - not read it yet):

This is not directly related to bond yields but to the market price of bonds (my particular interest is in Eurobund and the related Bobl and Schatz). I can't get a handle on what it is that moves these from day to day and in the longer term. It has to be related to debt and interest rates in some way, and presumably also has a bearing on exchange rates as well, but how it all ties in, I don't quite see.

I presume that since government bonds (in stable countries) are one of the safest investments around, then the money goes there in times of risk aversion. So would I be right in thinking that the price of bonds tends to rise when Equities go down (and when the USD tends to go up, and EUR and GBP tend to go down)?

But I'm sure it's more complicated than that. Judging by the contents list of the book, I can't quite tell whether this question would be covered there. From my general reading around recently, I have picked up the impression that as well as everything else, an understanding of the bond market is quite important if we are to try to understand how the markets all fit together.

With thanks,
Regards,
M.

Hello Ashraf,

New subscriber here. Many thanks for this site and the great free material and insights you offer.
I have just ordered the book and look forward to reading it in due course. Have registered for the webinar.

Jack,

I like your MS versus Open Source analogy, although I know nothing about Chris.
As an old time IT techie, I certainly support "Open Source", and Ashraf seems to be one of the most open sources around (and must be one of the busiest!). Also seems to be one of the most accurate as far as I can judge.

Thanks again,
Regards,
M.