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Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Digital marketeer, Wordpress aficionado, father of hybrids. Of Kiwi origin.
A day out in Essex (@ M&G Investments) https://foursquare.com/andrewj...
Express muffin enroute to Essex (@ Caffe Nero) https://t.co/yzCHL5or
Just got this & upgraded to #honeycomb - HTC Flyer (16GB, Wi-Fi only) Deals, EXPANSYS UK http://m.expansys.com/mp... nice deal.
Just got this & upgraded to #honeycomb - HTC Flyer (16GB, Wi-Fi only) Deals, EXPANSYS UK http://m.expansys.com/mp... nice deal.
Google has that many employees?! :-) RT @optimizeyourweb: There are 3.5 Million Google+ users in the UK #SESLondon
On the way home to dismantle bedroom furniture. That should go well with jetlag.
RT @kevgibbo: Here's my slides on Meaningful SEO Metrics from #seslondon: http://www.seoptimise.com/blog...
Not that it'll ever come to this (touch wood) but if the UK got into fiscal problems, would the BoE's QE gilt holding be senior to my gilts?
And while we are doing 2012 broker forecasts - JPM just massively raised their expected US high yield return from 9.4% to 13.7%.
Euro HY issuance expected to rise by 17%. Big net repayments of debt in financial bonds (Euro 195 bn, $119bn, £22bn). (Citi forecasts)
Corp bond issuance trends for 2012 (Citi): $ issuance flat, EZ and £ non-fins up 33%+, £ covered up 114%, EZ govt guaranteed down 17%
Gross corporate bond issuance in 2011 was the lowest since 2004. 2012 gross issuance to rise slightly (4%).
The global investment grade corporate bond market will shrink in 2012 - for the first time in decades according to Citi.
RT @bondvigilantes: Donations to @CR_UK (Cancer Research UK) are now over £2000. Thank you very much! Donate or get a BV book here: http://www.bondvigilantes.com/2012...
Nice combo of plugins: RT @SlideDeck: 11 Reasons To Use The Gravity Forms WordPress Plug-In: http://blog.crazyegg.com/2012... cc: @gravityforms
Take a look at "Stick Cricket" https://t.co/jMenZ4MO
Why do govts issue IL? 4. Gives governments a seal of credibility by reducing their ability to inflate away their debt burdens.
Why do govts issue IL? 3. Provides the breakeven inflation rate (the market expectation of inflation). Helps with monetary policy setting.
Why do govts issue IL? 2. Ex post it’s been cheaper funding in the post-Volcker era. Inflation has steadily fallen by more than expectations
Why do governments issue linkers? 1. Demand from investors with inflation linked liabilities, eg. pension funds. Segmented markets.
Denmark has just announced that it's launching an inflation-linked bond market next quarter. 2023 notes linked to Danish CPI. Here's why...
Bond Vigilantes 5th anniversary book now available | Bond Vigilantes - http://www.bondvigilantes.com/anniver...
New post: Paying the locusts – what the PSI means for Greek bond investors http://t.co/AApbHETp
Data in previous tweet seasonally adj YoY as at Q4 2011, except Lux (2010) Ireland (Q3 2011) and Greece (non seasonally adj)
EZ real GDP pa since Greece joined EUR 2001: Lux 2.7, Ir 2.1, Fi 2, Sp 1.8, Au 1.7, Be 1.6, Gre 1.4, Ne 1.3, Fr 1.1, Ger 1.1, Po 0.3, It 0.3
Which Eurozone country has grown the most since Greece joined the euro in Jan 2001? Germany right? Very wrong. Answer…
Actually the 1805 goes somewhere else. But the request stands. #jetlag
If you're on the 1805 #swt to Reading, can you make sure I get off at Egham. Thanks. #jetlag
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