When the euro was introduced, the authorities actually declared member states government bonds to be riskless.

U.S. government bonds.

Inflation in the US or Europe would reduce the purchasing value of the dollar bonds or euro bonds.

Yet they are the obvious solution to the root cause of the euro crisis, which is that joining the euro exposed member countries government bonds to the risk of default.

But, because Greek euro bonds were regarded as a close substitute for other countries euro bonds, the interest rate on Greek bonds did not rise as Greece increased its borrowing until the market began to fear a possible default.

The current differences in the interest rates of euro zone government bonds show that the financial markets regard a break up as a real possibility.

For example, a German investor would consider United States bonds to have more currency risk than German bonds (since the dollar may go down relative to the euro) similarly, a United States investor would consider German bonds to have more currency risk than United States bonds (since the euro may go down relative to the dollar).

One example is Eurobonds, which Merkel has declared taboo. Yet they are the obvious solution to the root cause of the euro crisis, which is that joining the euro exposed member countries government bonds to the risk of default.

Expensive government bonds will shift demand to mortgage or corporate bonds, pushing up their prices.

Interest rates on government bonds were racing upward.

Government bonds, on the other hand, have no covenants.

Now, government bonds are by design instruments of debt.

The government bonds of peripheral eurozone countries thus became toxic.

The Bank of England is buying UK government bonds ( gilts ).

To a large extent, this collateral consisted of government bonds.

Later, governments in Europe started issuing perpetual bonds (bonds with no maturity date) to fund wars and other government spending.

And we said, OK on the assets side, had some government bonds, had some AAA corporate bonds, some commercial mortgages.

In the US, the interest rate on government bonds now rises from 1.80 at five years to 2.86 for 10 year bonds and 3.70 for 30 year bonds.

If the dollar is likely to fall against the euro over the next several years, investments in euro denominated bonds issued by the German or French governments may provide higher safe returns.

For example, individual countries government bonds could be replaced by Eurobonds.

Commercial banks loaded with weaker countries government bonds became potentially insolvent.

The dam is being funded by government bonds and private donations.

The dollar, pound and euro are all government FlAT currencies.

The EU s maneuvers may stabilize Europe in the short run and help it to withstand better the current speculative attacks on some of the euro countries government bonds, but they risk long term destabilization.

With the government assuming credit risk, mortgages become as safe as government bonds of comparable maturity.

In January 1927, when the government proposed to redeem these bonds, rumor spread that the banks holding these bonds would go bankrupt.

So 1 billion of government bonds, that's an asset that says the government owes me a billion dollars.

Nevertheless, the market for Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) has so far remained stable.

Adding cocos to government bonds will require solving a host of technical problems.

Holders of European government bonds believed that they knew what they had bought.

The Federal Reserve, in particular, has bought huge quantities of US government bonds.

Investors would be able to buy Guatemala s coffee bonds, Côte d Ivoire s cocoa bonds, Liberia s rubber bonds, Mali s cotton bonds, and Ghana s gold bonds.

Bonds. What kind of bonds, Pa?

But this is because government bonds are purchased mostly by domestic organizations and households.

The proceeds were then invested in Greek government bonds and loans to Greek companies.

The FED replies saying sure, we'll buy ten billion in government bonds from you .

Overnight, the foreign euro liabilities of Greece s government, banks, and companies would surge.

Inflation in the US or Europe would reduce the purchasing value of the dollar bonds or euro bonds. The Chinese would still have as many dollars or euros, but those dollars and euros would buy fewer goods on the world market.

For starters, the European Central Bank s outright monetary transactions program has been incredibly effective interest rate spreads for Spain and Italy have fallen by about 250 basis points, even before a single euro has been spent to purchase government bonds.

First, interest rates are higher on euro and British bonds than on similar US securities, making investments in those currencies more rewarding than investments in dollars.

The old government bonds in this case would be converted at a reduced rate into replacement bonds, which are partly guaranteed (at 80 ) by the participating states.

This bill makes American Samoa bonds more attractive to investors and will save the Government of American Samoa interest costs on municipal bonds it may issue.16

Each month, China sold a net sum of about 7 billion in US government bonds.

Massive purchases of government bonds by the ECB would be the worst type of bailout.

European governments are not in a position to instruct the ECB to purchase government bonds.