The Fed’s Improved Bond-Buying Program Explained

As part of the Fed’s SMCCF, it will not only buy bond funds, but also individual corporate bonds, the total size of all bond-buying programs is $750 billion, roughly 4% of U.S. GDP. Clearly with this buying volume / size markets impact could be significant,  use Overbond’s COBI analytics to understand the impact on bond…

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German Economic Growth Picks Up Speed, Outpaces US

Some experts say recent growth confirms that Germany is still getting a competitive boost from the euro, which makes its exports more attractive to buyers outside the single currency. Source: RT Europe’s biggest economy expanded sharply in the first quarter of 2017, according to Germany’s Federal Statistics Office (Destatis). Growth was led by a revival…

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