The Walt Disney Company (DIS) ranks 17th on the Forbes ranking of the world’s most valuable brands. In this note, we turn to the...
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Brazil, Italy, Spain, Credit Default Swaps and the European Commission Short Sale Ban, 2010-2014
Trading volume in the bond and credit default swap markets, particularly the sovereign credit default swap market, is one of the...
Bank of America and MBIA Lead U.S. Bank Credit Default Swap Trading Volume, 2010-2014
A number of authors have suggested that credit default swap pricing be used as a basis for setting deposit insurance premiums...
Banco Santander, S.A. Tops International Bank Credit Default Swap Trading Volume, 2010 to 2014
We previously analyzed the trading volume of credit default swaps on international bank reference names on February 11, 2014 for...
Forward Fixed Rate Mortgage Yield Jumps 0.06% and Value of Mortgage Servicing Rights Drops This Week
Kamakura Corporation projections for U.S. Treasuries and fixed rate mortgages this week show that the implied forward yields for...
J. C. Penney Leads Non-Bank Corporate Credit Default Swap Trading Volume
This analysis is the second in a series analyzing the trading volume in single name credit default swaps for the 207 weeks ended...
Projected Peak in Forward 1-Month Treasury Bills Drops 0.20% from Last Week with Peak in 2021, Not 2024
Projected forward one month Treasury bill rates dropped by as much as 0.26% in 2024 and created the first rate peak in our...
Caterpillar Inc. Bonds: Low Risk and Good Value from a Brand Name
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines,...
Target Corporation Bonds: Expect More, Pay Less
Target Corporation (TGT), founded in 1902, is the second largest discount retailer in the United States. In this note, we turn...
Morgan Stanley Bonds: Default Risk Improves but Bond Value Slips
Morgan Stanley (MS) is both one of the world’s most important financial institutions and one of the world’s few survivors of a...
Intel Corporation: Default Risk is Down but The Bonds are Still Expensive
In this note, we take a third look at the bonds of another iconic American industrial company, Intel Corporation (INTC), ranked...
Johnson & Johnson: Good Value, Very Low Risk, and Little Cycle Dependence
In this note, we take a bond market look at one of the few companies in the world that still has the best possible legacy credit...

