RE: Debt & interest rates27 Jul 2023 20:33
I don’t believe interest rates are going to come down significantly anytime soon, central banks and world leaders have made an absolute balls up of inflation which all started due to pointless covid lockdowns, covid hand outs and cheap money.. but they are passing the blame over to the Ukraine crisis, a lot of charts say different, they are liars and brain wash the public, anyone remember the days of bags of multifinish plaster selling for £20 quid a bag, toilet paper and pasta sold out, or the cost of peddle bikes and dogs doubling during lockdowns… they now need to change the publics spending behaviour by inflicting financial pain on them so they start counting their pennies and buying cheap or reduced price items as they are skint. Through out this elevated inflation period the leaders have been replenishing their coffers through higher tax revenue followed by interest rates. If an item has gone up in price, HMRC earn more through VAT @20% on that elevated price.. makes you wonder if inflation was left untamed for this long on purpose to pay for covid debt..
on a positive and negative note, TLW bond prices have been rising since that discounted buy back, the market has increasing faith in the companies financials but unfortunately it will now cost more to buy back the debt in the future. I expect the bond price and share price to both keep rising in unison.