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Depending on the credit quality of the sovereign, [[govvie|govvies]] can be seen as unimpeachable articulations of the golden mean ([[US T-Bill|US Treasuries]]), safe as houses (G7 government bonds) or a hair-raising ride through the valley of death (Central and South American government debt, most notably that of {{tag|Argentina}}<ref>Argentina was responsible for the largest sovereign debt default in history — biggest of the '''''seven''''' it has been responsible for in the past 200 years.
Depending on the credit quality of the sovereign, [[govvie|govvies]] can be seen as unimpeachable articulations of the golden mean ([[US T-Bill|US Treasuries]]), safe as houses (G7 government bonds) or a hair-raising ride through the valley of death (Central and South American government debt, most notably that of {{tag|Argentina}}<ref>Argentina was responsible for the largest sovereign debt default in history — biggest of the '''''seven''''' it has been responsible for in the past 200 years.
  [https://qz.com/1274875/how-argentina-went-from-selling-100-year-bonds-to-an-imf-rescue-in-a-matter-of-months/ More information her, for those with a taste for the gruesome].</ref>).  
  [https://qz.com/1274875/how-argentina-went-from-selling-100-year-bonds-to-an-imf-rescue-in-a-matter-of-months/ More information her, for those with a taste for the gruesome].</ref>).  
===Don’t cry for the bond market, Argentina===
As recently as 2017 Argentina — yes that’s seven-time defaulter, Call-me-“Lucky” Argentina —  was selling bonds with a 100 year maturity. Less than a year later, it asked the IMF for a USD30bn bailout.


As recently as 2017 Argentina was selling bonds with a 100 year maturity. Less than a year later, it asked the IMF for a USD30bn bailout.  That's one big old inflation play right there.
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Revision as of 13:50, 3 December 2018

A debt security (because Sovereign entities can hardly issue equity, can they?) issued by a soverieng entity.

Depending on the credit quality of the sovereign, govvies can be seen as unimpeachable articulations of the golden mean (US Treasuries), safe as houses (G7 government bonds) or a hair-raising ride through the valley of death (Central and South American government debt, most notably that of Argentina[1]).

Don’t cry for the bond market, Argentina

As recently as 2017 Argentina — yes that’s seven-time defaulter, Call-me-“Lucky” Argentina — was selling bonds with a 100 year maturity. Less than a year later, it asked the IMF for a USD30bn bailout.

References

  1. Argentina was responsible for the largest sovereign debt default in history — biggest of the seven it has been responsible for in the past 200 years. More information her, for those with a taste for the gruesome.