James Thompson

speaker

6,026 appearances 19 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 4d ago

James Thompson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

Trend

recordings per month · last 12 months

Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 19 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 5.

Appearances

newest first · ▶ plays the moment

Chanticleer · Why your pay's going backwards, dividends surprise & bond market blues explained · 21 Aug 2026 podcast

And then they pay the amount actually lent at the end of the period. voice-verified

So if you buy a 10 year bond, say you buy hundred bucks worth of 10 year bonds, you get a coupon every year, an interest payment at an agreed rate. voice-verified

And then at the end of the 10 years, you get voice-verified

Yeah, and then why do governments issue bonds? voice-verified

Well, it keeps the the wheels of government turning, I guess. voice-verified

Now, you know, governments need to spend money on all those public service wages on hospitals, on roads, on all that sort of thing. voice-verified

And, you know, governments need money all the time, even when they're in surplus, but especially when they're in deficit. voice-verified

So that's why governments go to the bond market to keep finding money to keep the wheels turning. voice-verified

This is a question we get a bit on the Chantecleer podcast. voice-verified

Who actually lends to the government? voice-verified

Now, it's lots of people. voice-verified

So other governments and other central banks, they buy bonds, government bonds, because they're good places to park cash and earn a return. voice-verified

And you might also do the same if you're a pension fund, if you're a super fund, or if you're a big institutional investor. voice-verified

Because, you know, again, you want to park your money somewhere that's seen as safe in investing. voice-verified

converted commerce and earn a nice little bit of return on the way through. voice-verified

Individuals can buy bonds too, but it's largely dominated by those big investors and governments. voice-verified

So if I buy a 10-year bond, you know, it might get to year five and I decide, geez, I need cash for something else, you know. voice-verified

I've got a new boat I've got to buy, or uh my uh you know, someone's wedding that I need to fund. voice-verified

So you might decide that you need to sell the bond before that 10 years is up. voice-verified

And this is where the bond market comes in. voice-verified

Showing 1801–1820 of 6,026 · page 91 of 302