A Guaranteed DoubleImagine owning US Treasurys yielding 0.91%. A million dollar investment of one's enite retirement fund, would give you $9,100 a year to live on with a probable loss of purchasing power of $30,000 a year. Pretty bleak, huh?
Now if you were to buy 2 year Greek bonds, backed by the strength of that glorious old democracy, today's yield is 116% for a BETTER THAN DOUBLE. What a deal (-:
Looking at yesterday's trading stats, one finds that CIBC, who were all over us a few days ago by buying 2.7 million shares around $1.50, suddenly became large net sellers around $1.20. Did some of the institutions get cold feet?
Anyone unable to make sense of the carnage in Canaco has a lot of company IMHO