Sunday, October 19, 2014

19/10/2014: Chart of the Week: Japanising Europe


A chart of the week, courtesy of @Schuldensuehner


10 year benchmark bonds: Japan for 1987-2004 period of decline and stagnation and Germany for 2004-present period of decline and ... oh, well... Japanisation of Europe is still ongoing, but it goes without saying: lower yields are not conducive to economic recovery. Or as @Schuldensuehner  noted:

Everything is going according to script...

Now, check out why Germany's lower borrowing costs mean preciously nothing when it comes to the hopes of Keynesianistas around the world for more German borrowing: http://trueeconomics.blogspot.ie/2014/10/13102014-germany-too-old-to-read-paul.html

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