Worse case, the assumption was the ECB would step in and purchase bonds through EFSF or ESM or the direct bond purchase program in place.
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Nonetheless, bonds deserve a place in most portfolios, although bond index funds require more careful shopping than their equity cousins.
Monday's decline in oil prices follows the release of a transcript of the Federal Reserve's December meeting showing that policymakers disagreed over how long to keep a bond-purchase program in place.
The comments made Thursday by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggest the quantitative-easing policy will be in place for a while, and analysts say many people will leave the bond market to seek better returns in the coming weeks, fueling share-price increases.
With exotic locations and heart-pounding fight scenes (particularly one that takes place in Hong Kong) Skyfall is an exemplary James Bond movie.
Mr. Phillips finished in second place with 61.34 points and Mr. Bond's 76.27 points were good enough for third.
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The market place got another negative jolt Wednesday when a German government bond auction turned in disastrous results.
Vanguard would place the Muchmores firmly in its index funds, from the Short-Term Bond Index (charging 0.2% of assets per year) to the Total Stock Market Index (0.2%), a Wilshire 5000 tracker.
Emeli Sande, who picked up three Mobos at the weekend, slipped back into second place in the singles chart with Beneath Your Beautiful, while Adele's James Bond theme tune Skyfall made the top five.
Higher bond and note prices suggest higher trader anxiety in the daily market place.
You can place trades in the Forex market that will profit from the decline in the stock or bond market.
As "a last resort", the tax is also applied to transactions based on where the share, bond or exchange traded derivative was issued, even if it takes place in Asia, the US or Britain.
According to the recent Morningstar rankings, the top performing emerging market bond funds this year all have positions in Brazil, with Russia in second place.
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There are bond auctions in Spain and France this week that will again be closely scrutinized by the market place.
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This leads them to the final battle in a place called Skyfall, which fans of Ian Fleming's books know as a very personal place for Bond.
Surplus countries have little choice but to place most of their spare funds in the reserve currency since it is used to settle trade and has the most liquid bond market.
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