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Tag Archives: Debt
The End of an Era
After the demise of the video rental industry and the brick-and-mortar music retail industry, it is now the turn of the most famous toy store in the world to pay the piper for failing to acknowledge the massive online competition. What could have been done, and what are the lessons to learn? Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Stocks
Tagged Amazon, Blockbuster, Brick-and-Mortar, Customer Service, Debt, Delivery, Hasbro, HMV, Innovation, Mattel, Music, Retail, ToysRUs, Video Rentals
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Fixed Income?
Where is the yield? Continue reading
Posted in Bonds, Economy, Stocks
Tagged Crisis, Debt, Dividends, Financial Crisis, Negative Yields, Yield Curves
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Emerging Markets: 30 Years of Crisis. Part 3: The 2000s and beyond
This is the third and final installment of the series. We discuss Ecuador, Argentina and Venezuela in their journey through the 21st century. Continue reading
Posted in Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Emerging Markets, Foreign Trade
Tagged Argentina, Crisis, Currenties, Debt, Ecuador, Financial Crisis, Latin America, Sovereign Debt, Venezuela
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Emerging Markets: 30 Years of Crisis. Part 2: The 1990s
Second installment of my 3-part series on Emerging Markets Continue reading
Posted in Bonds, Commodities, Currencies, Economy, Emerging Markets, Foreign Trade, Stocks
Tagged Crude Oil, Debt, Devaluation, Hyper Inflation, Inflation, Latin America, Sovereign Debt
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Emerging Markets: 30 Years of Crisis. Part 1: The 1980s
The recent news of Argentina’s deal with holdout hedge funds has prompted me to put together a three-part series on Emerging Markets, and analyze this crises-laden asset class. Enjoy! Continue reading
Posted in Bonds, Currencies, Economy, Emerging Markets, Foreign Trade, Oil, Stocks
Tagged Asia, Crisis, Debt, Devaluation, Hyper Inflation, Inflation, Latin America, Mega Devaluations, Sovereign Debt
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A Submerging Economy
7 years after the first Greek crisis, the government is putting forward a new set of austerity measures. Will it work this time? Continue reading
Posted in Bonds, Currencies, Economy, Emerging Markets, Foreign Trade
Tagged Austerity, Debt, Devaluation, Euro, Euro Zone, European Union, Greece, Greek Crisis
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