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Mark Henwood is the director of New Energy View (www.newenergyview.com) and CEO of Henwood Associates, Inc. an owner, operator, engineer, and constructor of hydroelectric and other power facilities. Previously Mark built Henwood Energy into a market leader serving the global power industry... More
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  • Distorted FI markets.  0 comments
    Feb 28, 2011 12:36 AM
    Fixed income markets are really distorted in the US...TIPS real interest rates on the 5 year went negative again.  This is another opportunity to dump your short dated TIPS at a market extreme.

    Why would anyone make this deal unless they are expecting armagedon and think a very secure, small negative real return is the best that's available. 
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  • TIPS real yields are negative out to about 7 years. This has only happened on 10 days since 1/1/2003, 9 of which are the last nine days.
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