{"id":29399,"date":"2025-04-15T20:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=29399"},"modified":"2025-04-15T20:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:43:32","slug":"u-s-bonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=29399","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Bonds&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-10181fdd9cd64fb79b8026ec0e5f0b0f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0498fa\">Gary U.S. Bonds that is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Click for video<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Orleans - Gary U.S. Bonds\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hm4SGQ4UKs4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-15-at-3.37.49\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-15-at-3.37.49\u202fPM.png 750w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-15-at-3.37.49\u202fPM-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gary U.S. Bonds<\/strong>&nbsp;(born&nbsp;<strong>Gary Levone Anderson<\/strong>; June 6, 1939)is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, known for his hits &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Orleans_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_song)\">New Orleans<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quarter_to_Three\">Quarter to Three<\/a>&#8220;.His first three singles and first album,&nbsp;<em>Dance &#8216;Til Quarter to Three<\/em>, were released under the <strong>U.S. Bonds<\/strong> name, but people assumed it was the name of a group. To avoid confusion, subsequent releases, including his second album&nbsp;<em>Twist Up Calypso<\/em>, were made under the name&nbsp;<strong>Gary (U.S.) Bonds<\/strong>. The parentheses were discarded in the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-bright-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-e8ae4b8b31eba8969a9fd94d89cd2aa5 wp-block-paragraph\">On other U.S. bond news<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Bonds-Bomb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Bonds-Bomb-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Bonds-Bomb-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Bonds-Bomb-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d38a886a5d6e9bdcc8d6bd4628f2ffc4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#f8170b\">United States President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs roil global  financial markets .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Trump\u2019s trade salvoes have sent stock markets on a rollercoaster ride and  it is the turmoil in<strong> <\/strong>the<strong> bond <\/strong>markets<strong> <\/strong>\u2013 <strong>the fall of bonds in tandem with stocks <\/strong>\u2013 that has prompted the most concern among economists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For <strong>bonds<\/strong> specifically, China is the second-largest foreign holder of US government debt, so one potential escalation could see China strategically unloading some of those positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bonds<\/strong> are a type of investment that involves the buyer lending money to a government or corporation for a specified period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bonds<\/strong> issued by the US Treasury are especially favoured by investors as a safe haven asset since they have the backing of the world\u2019s most powerful government and top economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edited Source:<em>Al Jazeera<\/em>&nbsp;April 15\/25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Bomb-Bond.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Bomb-Bond.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Bomb-Bond-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Bomb-Bond-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f8d8e43647d5f72e877785a66386a70c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#e9241a\">Trump claims he\u2019s \u2018solved\u2019 his bond market problem, but he really hasn\u2019t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about the <strong>bond <\/strong>market, the president said, &#8220;I am very good at that stuff.\u201d It&#8217;d be great if that were true, but it&#8217;s not.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/author\/steve-benen-ncpn433601\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Thespian-Trump-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Thespian-Trump-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Thespian-Trump--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Thespian-Trump--768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Less than a day after his trade tariffs were fully implemented, Donald Trump dramatically altered his policy, announcing a 90-day \u201cpause\u201d for much of his agenda.The actual explanation was far scarier.NBC News reported&nbsp;that there was deep concern \u2014 \u201cbordering on panic\u201d \u2014 among top White House officials <strong>about the bond markets,<\/strong> which was the real reason for Trump\u2019s reversal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edited Source: MSNBC :April 14, 2025,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary U.S. Bonds that is! Click for video Gary U.S. Bonds&nbsp;(born&nbsp;Gary Levone Anderson; June 6, 1939)is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, known for his hits &#8220;New Orleans&#8221; and &#8220;Quarter to Three&#8220;.His first three singles and first album,&nbsp;Dance &#8216;Til Quarter to Three, were released under the U.S. Bonds name, but people &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=29399\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;U.S. Bonds&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29399"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29421,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29399\/revisions\/29421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}