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Glacierz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1244 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 00:49:57
January 13 2012 00:49 GMT
#21
On January 13 2012 08:48 Myles wrote:
Why would people do this when they could convert their money to cash? Is cash riskier then bonds? I don't know much about finance, so maybe that's why cashing out your bank account and burying the money in the backyard seems like a better idea if you're really worried about bank runs.


To answer your question, a typical investor whose total networth is less than $250,000 will never buy the bonds with negative rates. They simply let the money sit in a bank account with positive interests.

The buyers are not you or me, they are large corporations with a lot of cash on their balance sheet and do not trust a single bank to hold it since not all of it is insured. Who is more trustworthy than banks? Only the government. Therefore in order to protect their money from a systemic collapse, they are willing to pay the government to store their money for them at a cost.

People who think this is common are morons. Negative rates are extremely rare and are usually indications of very bad economic outlooks. This case is particularly interesting as no bank failures has yet to happen before rates became negative.
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 00:54:45
January 13 2012 00:52 GMT
#22
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


On January 13 2012 09:49 Glacierz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 08:48 Myles wrote:
Why would people do this when they could convert their money to cash? Is cash riskier then bonds? I don't know much about finance, so maybe that's why cashing out your bank account and burying the money in the backyard seems like a better idea if you're really worried about bank runs.


To answer your question, a typical investor whose total networth is less than $250,000 will never buy the bonds with negative rates. They simply let the money sit in a bank account with positive interests.

The buyers are not you or me, they are large corporations with a lot of cash on their balance sheet and do not trust a single bank to hold it since not all of it is insured. Who is more trustworthy than banks? Only the government. Therefore in order to protect their money from a systemic collapse, they are willing to pay the government to store their money for them at a cost.

People who think this is common are morons. Negative rates are extremely rare and are usually indications of very bad economic outlooks. This case is particularly interesting as no bank failures has yet to happen before rates became negative.

It's common in a period of currency deflation, it has little to do with the economy. Look at zimbabwe, with their rate of hyperinflation i'm sure you can find bonds with rates of return exceeding 500%, it doesn't mean anything of course..
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
bellweather
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States404 Posts
January 13 2012 00:53 GMT
#23
Endymion has the basic concepts down, but we're not going to see any deflation in Europe. Bund yields, and all other EMU bond yields are being affected by things like competitive advantage (read risk premia again other European sovereign debt), worldwide "risk-off" sentiment and collateralization. This last one is huge because Euro banks need safe/liquid assets that can earn carry via the ECB.
A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isnt' there. -Charles Darwin
JeeJee
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Canada5652 Posts
January 13 2012 00:54 GMT
#24
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them
(\o/)  If you want it, you find a way. Otherwise you find excuses. No exceptions.
 /_\   aka Shinbi (requesting a name change since 27/05/09 ☺)
Glacierz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1244 Posts
January 13 2012 00:55 GMT
#25
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever. So they have to put it somewhere.. and I guess more companies are willing to accept no/negative return as a fee for storing their cash while at the same time protecting themselves against deflation


You are right, TIPS's payout is variable, if you have high inflation expectations, you will typically see negative yield as the principal is adjusted for inflation at maturity, returning you enough money to offset inflation.

From a company's perspective, not giving the money to the govt. means a majority of it is not insured in the case of bank failure.
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 00:59:05
January 13 2012 00:56 GMT
#26
On January 13 2012 09:54 JeeJee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them


why not just invest their money into assets or ownership in other companies then though, which would have a much larger margin of return..

it must have to do with risk, but i find it strange that EU corporations would be so scared of both domestic and international stability that they would turn to governments, seeing as the US economy is in a substantial upswing at the moment. I'm a US student so I really admittedly don't have much knowledge of the EU economy in terms of speculation other than basic theory.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
JeeJee
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Canada5652 Posts
January 13 2012 00:58 GMT
#27
On January 13 2012 09:56 Endymion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 09:54 JeeJee wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them


why not just invest their money into assets or ownership in other companies then though, which would have a much larger margin of return..


risk
this is the ultimate flight to safety response
(\o/)  If you want it, you find a way. Otherwise you find excuses. No exceptions.
 /_\   aka Shinbi (requesting a name change since 27/05/09 ☺)
Glacierz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1244 Posts
January 13 2012 00:58 GMT
#28
Deflation does not lead to negative rates, it leads to zero rates. Huge difference there.
bellweather
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States404 Posts
January 13 2012 01:00 GMT
#29
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 09:49 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 08:48 Myles wrote:
Why would people do this when they could convert their money to cash? Is cash riskier then bonds? I don't know much about finance, so maybe that's why cashing out your bank account and burying the money in the backyard seems like a better idea if you're really worried about bank runs.


To answer your question, a typical investor whose total networth is less than $250,000 will never buy the bonds with negative rates. They simply let the money sit in a bank account with positive interests.

The buyers are not you or me, they are large corporations with a lot of cash on their balance sheet and do not trust a single bank to hold it since not all of it is insured. Who is more trustworthy than banks? Only the government. Therefore in order to protect their money from a systemic collapse, they are willing to pay the government to store their money for them at a cost.

People who think this is common are morons. Negative rates are extremely rare and are usually indications of very bad economic outlooks. This case is particularly interesting as no bank failures has yet to happen before rates became negative.

It's common in a period of currency deflation, it has little to do with the economy. Look at zimbabwe, with their rate of hyperinflation i'm sure you can find bonds with rates of return exceeding 500%, it doesn't mean anything of course..


Your graph confuses FX spot with inflation/deflation. They are not equal
A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isnt' there. -Charles Darwin
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 01:06:13
January 13 2012 01:04 GMT
#30
On January 13 2012 10:00 bellweather wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


On January 13 2012 09:49 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 08:48 Myles wrote:
Why would people do this when they could convert their money to cash? Is cash riskier then bonds? I don't know much about finance, so maybe that's why cashing out your bank account and burying the money in the backyard seems like a better idea if you're really worried about bank runs.


To answer your question, a typical investor whose total networth is less than $250,000 will never buy the bonds with negative rates. They simply let the money sit in a bank account with positive interests.

The buyers are not you or me, they are large corporations with a lot of cash on their balance sheet and do not trust a single bank to hold it since not all of it is insured. Who is more trustworthy than banks? Only the government. Therefore in order to protect their money from a systemic collapse, they are willing to pay the government to store their money for them at a cost.

People who think this is common are morons. Negative rates are extremely rare and are usually indications of very bad economic outlooks. This case is particularly interesting as no bank failures has yet to happen before rates became negative.

It's common in a period of currency deflation, it has little to do with the economy. Look at zimbabwe, with their rate of hyperinflation i'm sure you can find bonds with rates of return exceeding 500%, it doesn't mean anything of course..


Your graph confuses FX spot with inflation/deflation. They are not equal


true, but the worth of the euro has historically deflated over the course of 2011 in regards to the USD which could prompt fear of a crash.


On January 13 2012 09:58 Glacierz wrote:
Deflation does not lead to negative rates, it leads to zero rates. Huge difference there.


I don't understand why it would make a huge difference, if the rate of deflation was enough you could still make/retain money (in terms of its future worth) with investing into a negative rate bond.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
Glacierz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1244 Posts
January 13 2012 01:05 GMT
#31
On January 13 2012 09:56 Endymion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 09:54 JeeJee wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them


why not just invest their money into assets or ownership in other companies then though, which would have a much larger margin of return..

it must have to do with risk, but i find it strange that EU corporations would be so scared of both domestic and international stability that they would turn to governments, seeing as the US economy is in a substantial upswing at the moment. I'm a US student so I really admittedly don't have much knowledge of the EU economy in terms of speculation other than basic theory.


Let's say I need this money 6 months from now to buy new equipment for the firm. How do I make sure I will have exactly this much in 6 months, but nothing less?
bellweather
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States404 Posts
January 13 2012 01:07 GMT
#32
On January 13 2012 10:04 Endymion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 10:00 bellweather wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


On January 13 2012 09:49 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 08:48 Myles wrote:
Why would people do this when they could convert their money to cash? Is cash riskier then bonds? I don't know much about finance, so maybe that's why cashing out your bank account and burying the money in the backyard seems like a better idea if you're really worried about bank runs.


To answer your question, a typical investor whose total networth is less than $250,000 will never buy the bonds with negative rates. They simply let the money sit in a bank account with positive interests.

The buyers are not you or me, they are large corporations with a lot of cash on their balance sheet and do not trust a single bank to hold it since not all of it is insured. Who is more trustworthy than banks? Only the government. Therefore in order to protect their money from a systemic collapse, they are willing to pay the government to store their money for them at a cost.

People who think this is common are morons. Negative rates are extremely rare and are usually indications of very bad economic outlooks. This case is particularly interesting as no bank failures has yet to happen before rates became negative.

It's common in a period of currency deflation, it has little to do with the economy. Look at zimbabwe, with their rate of hyperinflation i'm sure you can find bonds with rates of return exceeding 500%, it doesn't mean anything of course..


Your graph confuses FX spot with inflation/deflation. They are not equal


true, but the worth of the euro has historically deflated over the course of 2011 in regards to the USD which could prompt fear of a crash.


That would be more meaningful to the inflation/deflation argument if the US was a much larger trading partner for Germany and if USTs weren't crack cocaine to the investment community right now.
A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isnt' there. -Charles Darwin
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 01:10:03
January 13 2012 01:08 GMT
#33
On January 13 2012 10:05 Glacierz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 09:56 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:54 JeeJee wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them


why not just invest their money into assets or ownership in other companies then though, which would have a much larger margin of return..

it must have to do with risk, but i find it strange that EU corporations would be so scared of both domestic and international stability that they would turn to governments, seeing as the US economy is in a substantial upswing at the moment. I'm a US student so I really admittedly don't have much knowledge of the EU economy in terms of speculation other than basic theory.


Let's say I need this money 6 months from now to buy new equipment for the firm. How do I make sure I will have exactly this much in 6 months, but nothing less?


the same way that any corporation would do it, probably calculating predicted book cash flows six months into the future, and then planning to sell shares/expand less in the period of 6 months to make sure you had the money to buy it.

(how would a company predict product costs of the future? you just make a general prediction then adjust net income at the end of the period)
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
Glacierz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1244 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 01:19:18
January 13 2012 01:12 GMT
#34
On January 13 2012 10:08 Endymion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 10:05 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:56 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:54 JeeJee wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them


why not just invest their money into assets or ownership in other companies then though, which would have a much larger margin of return..

it must have to do with risk, but i find it strange that EU corporations would be so scared of both domestic and international stability that they would turn to governments, seeing as the US economy is in a substantial upswing at the moment. I'm a US student so I really admittedly don't have much knowledge of the EU economy in terms of speculation other than basic theory.


Let's say I need this money 6 months from now to buy new equipment for the firm. How do I make sure I will have exactly this much in 6 months, but nothing less?


the same way that any corporation would do it, probably calculating predicted book cash flows six months into the future, and then planning to sell shares/expand less in the period of 6 months to make sure you had the money to buy it.


By your logic, it wouldn't make sense for corporate to own cash at all on their balance sheet, as everything can be predicted perfectly with your cash flow model. Why do you think so many corporations in the US are sitting on a ton of cash ever since the crash of 2008? Pls don't tell me they are all irrational because these firms hire very smart consultants to do their finances.

You own cash / cash equavalent on your balance sheet because of the uncertainty of cash flows. One bad quarter with negative cashflow will create illiquidity for the firm. Short duration govt. bonds are considered cash equavalents, it helps maintain liquidity and avoid debt default. Anyone with basic understanding of finance would be able to rationalize this.
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
January 13 2012 01:15 GMT
#35
On January 13 2012 10:12 Glacierz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 10:08 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:05 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:56 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:54 JeeJee wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them


why not just invest their money into assets or ownership in other companies then though, which would have a much larger margin of return..

it must have to do with risk, but i find it strange that EU corporations would be so scared of both domestic and international stability that they would turn to governments, seeing as the US economy is in a substantial upswing at the moment. I'm a US student so I really admittedly don't have much knowledge of the EU economy in terms of speculation other than basic theory.


Let's say I need this money 6 months from now to buy new equipment for the firm. How do I make sure I will have exactly this much in 6 months, but nothing less?


the same way that any corporation would do it, probably calculating predicted book cash flows six months into the future, and then planning to sell shares/expand less in the period of 6 months to make sure you had the money to buy it.


By your logic, it wouldn't make sense for corporate to own cash at all on their balance sheet, as everything can be predicted perfectly with your cash flow model. Why do you think so many corporations in the US are sitting on a ton of cash ever since the crash of 2008? Pls don't tell me they are all irrational because these firms hire very smart consultants to do their finances.


by accounting logic, it doesn't make sense. the only reason you would want to hold onto cash is because you're uncertain about the future, and you're trying to cushion yourself for mistakes. I don't know enough to stand in the shoes of the financial consultants on wall street, but to me it reaks of uncertainty and being "soft-footed" (unwilling to take risks)
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
Glacierz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1244 Posts
January 13 2012 01:22 GMT
#36
On January 13 2012 10:15 Endymion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 10:12 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:08 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:05 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:56 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:54 JeeJee wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them


why not just invest their money into assets or ownership in other companies then though, which would have a much larger margin of return..

it must have to do with risk, but i find it strange that EU corporations would be so scared of both domestic and international stability that they would turn to governments, seeing as the US economy is in a substantial upswing at the moment. I'm a US student so I really admittedly don't have much knowledge of the EU economy in terms of speculation other than basic theory.


Let's say I need this money 6 months from now to buy new equipment for the firm. How do I make sure I will have exactly this much in 6 months, but nothing less?


the same way that any corporation would do it, probably calculating predicted book cash flows six months into the future, and then planning to sell shares/expand less in the period of 6 months to make sure you had the money to buy it.


By your logic, it wouldn't make sense for corporate to own cash at all on their balance sheet, as everything can be predicted perfectly with your cash flow model. Why do you think so many corporations in the US are sitting on a ton of cash ever since the crash of 2008? Pls don't tell me they are all irrational because these firms hire very smart consultants to do their finances.


by accounting logic, it doesn't make sense. the only reason you would want to hold onto cash is because you're uncertain about the future, and you're trying to cushion yourself for mistakes. I don't know enough to stand in the shoes of the financial consultants on wall street, but to me it reaks of uncertainty and being "soft-footed" (unwilling to take risks)


I can tell you that only a handful of companies can have some sort of certainty of the future cash flows. Most tech firms don't know what revenue they will make from quarter to quarter, if you don't have sufficient liquidity to pay back your debtholders on a consistent basis you won't last very long in the industry.
serge
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Russian Federation142 Posts
January 13 2012 01:24 GMT
#37
I still don't understand what inflation or currency has to do with government bonds. Their value is determined on the market, with regards to current interest rate set by bidding. The article doesn't seem to mention anything about the bonds being inflation indexed. (So it's assumed that they are standard fixed interest bonds)

Are you trying to include euro:usd price into their valuation?

Can you guys clue me in on how this is related to the article?
I am Malkovich.
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
January 13 2012 01:26 GMT
#38
On January 13 2012 10:22 Glacierz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 10:15 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:12 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:08 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:05 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:56 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:54 JeeJee wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them


why not just invest their money into assets or ownership in other companies then though, which would have a much larger margin of return..

it must have to do with risk, but i find it strange that EU corporations would be so scared of both domestic and international stability that they would turn to governments, seeing as the US economy is in a substantial upswing at the moment. I'm a US student so I really admittedly don't have much knowledge of the EU economy in terms of speculation other than basic theory.


Let's say I need this money 6 months from now to buy new equipment for the firm. How do I make sure I will have exactly this much in 6 months, but nothing less?


the same way that any corporation would do it, probably calculating predicted book cash flows six months into the future, and then planning to sell shares/expand less in the period of 6 months to make sure you had the money to buy it.


By your logic, it wouldn't make sense for corporate to own cash at all on their balance sheet, as everything can be predicted perfectly with your cash flow model. Why do you think so many corporations in the US are sitting on a ton of cash ever since the crash of 2008? Pls don't tell me they are all irrational because these firms hire very smart consultants to do their finances.


by accounting logic, it doesn't make sense. the only reason you would want to hold onto cash is because you're uncertain about the future, and you're trying to cushion yourself for mistakes. I don't know enough to stand in the shoes of the financial consultants on wall street, but to me it reaks of uncertainty and being "soft-footed" (unwilling to take risks)


I can tell you that only a handful of companies can have some sort of certainty of the future cash flows. Most tech firms don't know what revenue they will make from quarter to quarter, if you don't have sufficient liquidity to pay back your debtholders on a consistent basis you won't last very long in the industry.


fair enough, but bonds aren't exactly the most liquid of assets, nor do they have the shorts maturity rate, so the companies must be pretty desperate to tie up any substantial amount of assets into an investment with low liquidity for the sake of cushioning uncertain cash flows
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
Glacierz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1244 Posts
January 13 2012 01:30 GMT
#39
On January 13 2012 10:24 serge wrote:
I still don't understand what inflation or currency has to do with government bonds. Their value is determined on the market, with regards to current interest rate set by bidding. The article doesn't seem to mention anything about the bonds being inflation indexed. (So it's assumed that they are standard fixed interest bonds)

Are you trying to include euro:usd price into their valuation?

Can you guys clue me in on how this is related to the article?


The way government bonds are traded has very little to do with inflation nowadays. Some people who mis-interpret why bonds are trading at negative rates as a sign of deflationary pressure, which is not correct.

The general fear of a collapse of the financial system in Europe has made banks unreliable at holding cash beyond the typical amount the government would insure, so wealthy individuals and corporations are buying short term government bonds and rolling it forward at maturity (these treasury notes are backed by the government instead of the banks, making them much safer). The demand for govt bonds are so high such that people are willing to pay a premium (instead of receiving one) to buy them.
Glacierz
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1244 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-13 01:42:08
January 13 2012 01:32 GMT
#40
On January 13 2012 10:26 Endymion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2012 10:22 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:15 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:12 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:08 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 10:05 Glacierz wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:56 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:54 JeeJee wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:52 Endymion wrote:
On January 13 2012 09:46 JeeJee wrote:
This is kinda weird. I mean normally seeing inflation-linked bonds being sold at negative yields is fairly common (aren't US TIPS yields close to -1% now?)

I don't think the german bond in question is linked to inflation. And the argument of "people are scared of defaults so they give money to make sure they get it back" makes no sense because then they could just not give the money. Endymion's right in that if deflation is a concern then this is fine, so that must be the concern here..

edit: of course that's from a consumer point of view. From a company's point of view it makes sense because it's not like they can take out all the cash and put it in in a box in the basement to keep it safe or whatever.


[image loading]
Euro to USD

apparently the euro has been traditionally deflating over 2011, so this would make sense. If the euro's deflation rate exceeds the bond's interest rate, then it's a sound move, just as if the euro's deflation rate was less than the bond's interest rate.


nah deflation concerns are beside the issue. glacierz has it right; I forgot the buyers in question are big companies not you and me. They have to put the cash somewhere (no mattress big enough to store billions ) and if you don't trust the banks, where are you going to go? Enough companies must be scared enough to pay the gov't to hold their cash for them


why not just invest their money into assets or ownership in other companies then though, which would have a much larger margin of return..

it must have to do with risk, but i find it strange that EU corporations would be so scared of both domestic and international stability that they would turn to governments, seeing as the US economy is in a substantial upswing at the moment. I'm a US student so I really admittedly don't have much knowledge of the EU economy in terms of speculation other than basic theory.


Let's say I need this money 6 months from now to buy new equipment for the firm. How do I make sure I will have exactly this much in 6 months, but nothing less?


the same way that any corporation would do it, probably calculating predicted book cash flows six months into the future, and then planning to sell shares/expand less in the period of 6 months to make sure you had the money to buy it.


By your logic, it wouldn't make sense for corporate to own cash at all on their balance sheet, as everything can be predicted perfectly with your cash flow model. Why do you think so many corporations in the US are sitting on a ton of cash ever since the crash of 2008? Pls don't tell me they are all irrational because these firms hire very smart consultants to do their finances.


by accounting logic, it doesn't make sense. the only reason you would want to hold onto cash is because you're uncertain about the future, and you're trying to cushion yourself for mistakes. I don't know enough to stand in the shoes of the financial consultants on wall street, but to me it reaks of uncertainty and being "soft-footed" (unwilling to take risks)


I can tell you that only a handful of companies can have some sort of certainty of the future cash flows. Most tech firms don't know what revenue they will make from quarter to quarter, if you don't have sufficient liquidity to pay back your debtholders on a consistent basis you won't last very long in the industry.


fair enough, but bonds aren't exactly the most liquid of assets, nor do they have the shorts maturity rate, so the companies must be pretty desperate to tie up any substantial amount of assets into an investment with low liquidity for the sake of cushioning uncertain cash flows


Well we are talking about T-bills being negative, which is only 6 months. Plus, they can be used as cash-equavalents to pay off debt by quickly selling the T-bills for cash at the same rate you paid for (assuming ~0% rate), most debt holders would even accept t-bills as a valid form of payment because it is technically risk-free assuming the government doesn't default on its debt. The U.S. got pretty close though with the debt ceiling debacle not long ago.

If you hold a 1 dollar bill in your hand, that one dollar bill's purchasing power is backed by the U.S. government in a similar way longer dated treasury notes are. Why do people use dollars to exchange goods / services? because the government guarantees its value (back in the old days it's even pegged to gold so inflation would be totally controlled).
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