Bond Market Buff Prints

"This is Ludwig. He's our expert in the inverted yield curve."

'I'm sorry I missed your recital. Daddy was on the phone with his broker, checking on bond yields. It's another form of bonding, son.'

"That's the shoestring I started with. It was tied around 100 million dollars worth of stocks and bonds."

The day the stock market went UP.

"Welcome to the bank - you'll start at the bottom."

Squirrel putting nuts in a safe box.

"Nice work on that German contract. You've made your mark, Ashworth."

Bank cashier sits near sign: 'Please do not ask for credit, as refusal often offends'.

That Awkward Moment When You Discover That Wall Street's Insanity Is Helping You

'...and this time Gerald, don't refer to the RBS as the Ripoff Bonus Scheme!'

"I don't like the look of this."

The symbol for the euro (?) depicted as the wheel of a wheelchair, symbolising the state of the currency

"Don't worry! He's totally changed..."

"We do have faith but I'm afraid our policy is still not to accept Bitcoin."

What happened when the bond issues failed during the building of the Great Wall of China: The Great Picket Fence of China.

"I said freeze, punk, I didn't mean literally!"

"I wouldn't stand there, if I were you."

You invested in Facebook?! How could you? That bugs you? You, of all people, are mad that the FTC is suing Meta Platforms in an antitrust case? No, I mean how can you afford to invest? If you can afford to buy stock, then I pay you way too much. It was only $40! Quiet, I'm calculating your pay cut.

'I love it when you talk big bucks, Mr. Williams.'

Spanish bank needs propping up.

'Don't mind him. He gets this wa every time they start talking about the inverse relationship between bond yields and prices.'

'Bob was eventually arrested and charged with outsider trading.'

'He'll love this cologne. It has the scent of an undervalued stock.'

'Credit being what it is, I'm sure you won't mind if we see your 200,000 cattle first...'

Euro against the Dollar.

'He's a blight on the whole neighbourhood.'

'Money, I'm home!'

World-Wide Bank: Economic crisis lands in the in-tray.

Big Loan, Little Deposit Bank

'How about a windfall tax on baked beans?'

"Squawk! Interest rates are going negative!"

"I told you everyone would come as a bull or a bear..."

(Stocks) (Bonds) (Off Wall St.)

Offshore tax havens.

'I just checked my portfolio and it's worth a small fortune. Unfortunately, I started with a large fortune.'