Talk:Sovereign bond

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[edit] Sovereign bond

Sovereign bond, who came up with that name? It should be a government bond. - Jerryseinfeld 04:36, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)

A municipality does not have sovereignity. A municipal bond is a government bond because it is (local) government. Possibly government bond should not redirect here but should be a disambiguation page. Paul Beardsell 07:12, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

You improve what I say by providing the links but the editing of another's comments on a talk page is not a good idea! Paul Beardsell 20:11, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)

It is considered good practice to consult or at least invite comment before merging two articles. Paul Beardsell 00:45, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I have NEVER heard of a municipal bond being called a government bond. Traditionally, government bonds were risk free bonds, issued by national governments in their own currency. sovereign bonds are bonds issued in a different currency. For govvies, traders & investors only bet on the direction of rates, whereas for sovereigns they would bet on the credit spread. With the euro, this distinction is much more murky, as euroland countries can't print their own currency. I would suggest to use the more common term government bonds, and redirect the sovereign bond page there. DocendoDiscimus 11:00, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] merge with Government Debt

Shouldnt this be merged with Government Debt or that be merged with this? doles 14:50, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)