Comments by "k98killer" (@k98killer) on "" video.

  1. If the Russian sovereign debt market is anything like the US Treasury market, the collapsing yield could be indicative of a financial crisis and collateral shortage. Apparently, credit delinquency rates in Russia are twice the peak experienced in the US during the GFC, and their central bank has authorized the printing of enough banknotes to double the circulating supply or something to that effect. The term "bull steepener" makes the phenomenon sound a lot better than it generally is when the move is this sudden.
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  2. Who is buying Russian government bonds? I wonder if it is a potempkin market or a real one.
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  3.  @serheyyavotsky1246  I mean what are the structures that rely upon Russian bonds? Here in the US, long-dated Treasury bond demand has been largely from target date retirement funds, insurance companies, banks, and hedge funds, while T-bills are bought largely by money market funds/ETFs, high net-worth entities beyond the FDIC limits, and financial institutions who need collateral for various transactions.
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