http://www.holr.net Bonds: News and information Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:48:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Whenever a dollar denomination in bonds is considered, people think that is the best way to rely on and to invest their money. No matter whether it is treasury bonds or corporate bonds, they always tout to be the best ones to invest money in. Many a time people blindly ... http://www.holr.net/b/10-bonds-myths-explained/ The most stable form of investment are bonds. In today’s most fluctuating stock market, investment plays an important role in everyone’s life. Though many are unaware of the benefits and risks of owning bonds, not many even know how does bonds work. Bonds are investments in which a person lends ... http://www.holr.net/b/the-pros-and-cons-of-bonds/ During this financial crisis, many people have asked themselves the same question: should I invest my money in bonds? Are bonds the only market that won't get affected by the world wide financial meltdown? How can I be sure? Will my money be safe? If you follow the financial markets in ... http://www.holr.net/b/should-you-invest-your-money-in-bonds/ Three biggest banks in the UK (Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and HBOS) are paying $192 million a year in order to pursue the government to cover their debt. "Our government is exploting the current financial situation." says a London-based credit researcher. http://www.holr.net/b/192-million-for-uk-debt/ If you take a look at the current financial market, you'll see certainly more "downs" than "ups", especially in the stock market. The main indexes are hitting their lowest levels as investors refuse to invest. The "domino effect" is also present... It doesn't look good at all, especially if you're ... http://www.holr.net/b/corporate-bonds-are-looking-hot/ Bonds in Japan are having a tough time these days. To cover the (enormous) losses caused by the big crash of the NIKKEI index which fell to it's 25-year low, investors have turned to selling their bonds. "Investors have lost a lot of money as this terrible thing happened, and they ... http://www.holr.net/b/japanese-bonds-go-down/ Investors seem to have doubts about the future again, even though the economy is showing some signs of recovery. The Dow Jones index fell 515 points. Many companies are announcing a bright future as far as their earnings are concerned, dollar is rising, the price of oil is going down... But ... http://www.holr.net/b/dow-is-down-again/ President of the United States, Mr. George Bush, president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy and president of the European Commision Jose Barroso have decided to join numerous summits in order to discuss the current financial crisis in the whole world. They had a meeting and they promised that they will work ... http://www.holr.net/b/leaders-of-the-world-try-to-resque-us/ Financial bonds in Europe are hitting the lowest mark in the last ten years. The whole benchmark is worth around 540 billion euros, and the bonds are mainly issued by financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and such. The London's bond index fell to 84.87 which is the lowest ... http://www.holr.net/b/a-big-drop-in-europe/ United States bonds are facing a downfall after the Treasury Department did $50 billion in debt sales to easy "dislocations" caused by the state of the financial market. "People are very nervous, so they're holding onto their collateral.", said Mr. Konstam, a Credit Suisse representative. http://www.holr.net/b/treasury-departments-downfall/