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Foreign Debt Could Be a Smart Bet Given the Weakness in the USD
With domestic interest rates hovering around zero, is it time for debt investors to look beyond U.S. borders?
Issues of foreign bonds are at their highest levels since they were first tracked almost 50 years ago, thanks to the higher yields found in such emerging markets as China, Brazil and Russia. In the first half of this year, bond volumes rose to $352 billion, according to Thomson Reuters, an increase of 45% from the same period in 2007 – which was before the global financial crisis took hold in the world’s capital markets.
“Although emerging market bond spreads have narrowed, they…
28Jul2009 | Money Morning | 5 comments | ContinuedWhy We Need A Weak Dollar
Two weeks ago, at a financial conference, a member of the audience asked an all too familiar question, “What’s your view on the U.S. dollar?”
Long-time readers know I never shy away from this topic.
In fact, last year, when everyone else believed the world’s reserve currency was about to be usurped by the euro, I predicted it would rally and we would see the end of the weak dollar. And rally it did. After the impressive move, of course, I changed my stance on the falling dollar.
And since that time I’ve only become more convinced the U.S. dollar is doomed to…
18Jun2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | Continued
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