Bond Buyers Need to Be More Responsible

By Barry Ritholtz - August 17th, 2011, 11:45AM

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Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you can mention will also be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.

One Response to “Bond Buyers Need to Be More Responsible”

StrawberryBlonde Says:
August 17th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Those who resist transparency have everything to hide!

"Dollar depreciation leads to higher inflation and ultimately forces foreign creditors to question their rationale and indeed their sanity for continuing purchases of U.S. Treasuries." -Bill Gross

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