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re: Our president supports negative interest rates
Posted on 9/11/19 at 5:31 pm to ShortyRob
Posted on 9/11/19 at 5:31 pm to ShortyRob
quote:We get it, you're a genius. The actual point isn't between positive and negative - it's between "low" and "normal". The very same people (e.g. Larry Kudlow) who were skyscreaming that the Fed was propping up Obama with low rates are now the ones screaming loudest for them to stay low and/or go even lower. Why are you pretending like you don't understand this, professor?
This thread, like the last one on negative rates saddens me.
How is it possible that so few people comprehend that there's NOTHING different about the reasons for investing in a negative yield instrument vs the reasons for investing in a positive yield one?
Seriously. This is just bad
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Posted on 9/11/19 at 5:34 pm to ShortyRob
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How is it possible that so few people comprehend that there's NOTHING different about the reasons for investing in a negative yield instrument vs the reasons for investing in a positive yield one? Seriously. This is just bad
, it is completely different. Plenty of people buy fixed income investments for income. Negative yielding products are only useful for capital gains, not for income.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 6:03 pm to ShortyRob
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Our president supports negative interest rates by ShortyRob
Where the frick did Trump say he wants negative rates?
Bunch of fricking liars, the lot of you
Posted on 9/11/19 at 6:17 pm to More&Les
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Where the frick did Trump say he wants negative rates? Bunch of fricking liars, the lot of you
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The Federal Reserve should get our interest rates down to ZERO, or less, and we should then start to refinance our debt...
Ehh...
Posted on 9/11/19 at 6:24 pm to More&Les
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Where the frick did Trump say he wants negative rates
Why are you quoting me? I didn't make the assertion. I'm just in the thread to point out that nobody understands negative interest rates
Posted on 9/11/19 at 6:25 pm to slackster
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Plenty of people buy fixed income investments for income. Negative yielding products are only useful for capital gains, not for income
Um. False
Sheesh
Posted on 9/11/19 at 6:33 pm to ShortyRob
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Um. False Sheesh
True. The general public doesn't give a rats arse about currency hedging and other bond trading tactics that are used for negative yielding debt.
Mom and pop buy them for interest income. Don't be stupid.
Posted on 9/11/19 at 6:35 pm to slackster
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Mom and pop buy them for interest income. Don't be stupid.
That's why SOME people buy bonds.
Most bonds are bought via bond funds.
In any case, one might buy a negative 1% bond in an environment where one thinks the alternative is worse just like one might buy a 1% you'll find when they think the alternative might be worse.
yes I realize that a negative yield is worse than stuffing it in your mattress but there are reasons to not stuff money in your mattress
This post was edited on 9/11/19 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 9/11/19 at 6:42 pm to ShortyRob
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Most bonds are bought via bond funds.
Negative rates impact more than just US debt. They'll eventually trickle down into bank products too.
I appreciate that you understand there are reasons to buy negative yielding debt, but for the vast majority of Americans, it's impractical.
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