Comments on: HOLY !@#!! Treasury Auction Schedule http://cryptogon.com/?p=10059 news - analysis - conspiracies Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: tito http://cryptogon.com/?p=10059&cpage=1#comment-16946 tito Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:35:44 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=10059#comment-16946 Kevin, I read this today on cnn.com, http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/24/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm?postversion=2009072407 In this they are talking about the huge glut ($115bn) that tochigi mentioned above but they do not mention the short term debt included in the article you referenced. Do you think there is a practical reason (other than managing appearances) for cnn counting the two year and longer debt, but not mentioning the greater amount of short term instruments going up for sale? It seems arbitrary to me to draw the line between the newsworthiness of 2 year and one year maturity dates in their report, but I am ignorant of most all bond practices and accounting procedures. It would appear to me that both shorter and longer term debt would affect appetite, but what do I know? Thoughts? Kevin, I read this today on cnn.com,

http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/2.....2009072407

In this they are talking about the huge glut ($115bn) that tochigi mentioned above but they do not mention the short term debt included in the article you referenced. Do you think there is a practical reason (other than managing appearances) for cnn counting the two year and longer debt, but not mentioning the greater amount of short term instruments going up for sale?

It seems arbitrary to me to draw the line between the newsworthiness of 2 year and one year maturity dates in their report, but I am ignorant of most all bond practices and accounting procedures. It would appear to me that both shorter and longer term debt would affect appetite, but what do I know?

Thoughts?

]]> By: tochigi http://cryptogon.com/?p=10059&cpage=1#comment-16945 tochigi Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:17:39 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=10059#comment-16945 notice that about half of it ($115bn) is for 2-20 year maturities? ah, insane. fiscal meltdown in other countries looks somewhat different to the "exceptional" US...exceptional in so many ways. the interest-rate bomb is coming? peak oil follwoed by peak US treasuries. very poetic. just when you though that they can't pump any faster... notice that about half of it ($115bn) is for 2-20 year maturities?
ah, insane. fiscal meltdown in other countries looks somewhat different to the “exceptional” US…exceptional in so many ways. the interest-rate bomb is coming? peak oil follwoed by peak US treasuries. very poetic. just when you though that they can’t pump any faster…

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