The majority of Japan's bonds have negative yields. Unreal. Why would anybody buy a bond with a negative yield? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-27/japan-seen-stuck-with-negative-yields-on-70-of-bonds-for-2016 …
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@hadip sliding currency can cause safe overseas, ie US TBills, to be net negative rate.
@LudditeTechie the situation is whack. I'm going to start selling -10% interest bonds starting today. All buyers welcome. No credit checks!
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@hadip Agreed, the situation is whack. "Negative interest rates are an act of desperation..." http://www.bloombergview.com/quicktake/negative-interest-rates … -
@LudditeTechie thank you for helping me wrap my mind around this madness :-)
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