Bernanke Prepared Testimony
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/25/2009 - 13:20As Ben is about to be crucified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, below is his full prepared testimony. Also, if readers want to watch the hearing live without CNBC's commercial interruptions for Sham-Wow or Mark Haines doing long division on air to calculate the difference between Dow futures and fair market value, they can do so here.
New York Times Sale Rumors Quashed... For Now
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/25/2009 - 12:56In an interview with MarketWatch's Jon Friedman, Janet Robinson, CEO of embattled former media titan and now merely distressed media company scrambling to plug debt covenant holes, New York Times, has announced that she has had it with other members of the evil, speculative media world.
Frontrunning: June 25
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/25/2009 - 12:18- Second derivative promptly trounced: Initial jobless claims pick up again to 627k (Reuters and Bloomberg)
- Jonathan Weil: Capital One's $549 million man buys back freedom (Bloomberg
Daily Highlights: 6.25.09
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/25/2009 - 12:14- Bernanke will face hostile questioning on BofA deal.
- Fed leaves bond-purchase program unchanged, says pace of contraction slows.
- Fed: Key interest rate will remain near zero "for an extended period."
- Irish banks face $49 billion in losses.
- New-home sales unexpectedly fell 0.6% in May from the prior month.
- Bed Bath & Beyond's qtr net up 14% at $87.2M; revs up 2.8% at $1.69B.
- China Construction plans to set up a venture with Banco Santander.
- China Petrochemical completed purchase of Addax for $7.2 billion.
- CKE Restaurant
Alan Grayson Letter To Neil Barofsky Requesting Audit of Citi
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 22:02First, Darrel Issa taking on Bernanke in what may prove a fateful and timely opposition against the Federal Reserve, now Alan Grayson going for Bernanke, Geithner, and Vikram's jugular. Just when it seemed that the D.C.-Wall Street crony alliance would last forever (don't worry Barney, we still love you), opposition voices finally emerge and take on the biggest culprits head on.
Among the questions that Grayson is seeking the SIGTARP's assistance on are:
The Fed's Emails
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 21:12The following may or may not be all the emails that will be referenced at the hearing tomorrow. Oddly (or not) the $78 billion portfolio of problem positions has been redacted.
The Fed's Emails
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 21:12The following may or may not be all the emails that will be referenced at the hearing tomorrow. Oddly (or not) the $78 billion portfolio of problem positions has been redacted.
Daily Credit Summary: June 24 - FOMC Kegels
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 19:52Spreads were tighter in the US as all the indices improved (though 2-3bps wider than the pre-FOMC tights in IG). Indices generally outperformed intrinsics with skews widening in general as IG's skew decompressed as the index beat intrinsics, HVOL outperformed but widened the skew, ExHVOL outperformed pushing the skew wider, XO's skew increased as the index outperformed, and HY outperformed but narrowed the skew.
Merrill's New REIT Teams Marks REIT Territory
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 19:11The brand spanking new team (and legacy boy Craig Schmidt) that Merrill recently acquired from some other bank (I wrote about this, but frankly don't remember where these clowns came from nor do I care), just went to town all over the REIT bathroom and marked their territory effusively. ML in fact distributed a 45 page reinitiation report, which I have no intention of ever reading. The summary ratings and price targets are below.
Merrill's New REIT Teams Marks REIT Territory
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 19:11The brand spanking new team (and legacy boy Craig Schmidt) that Merrill recently acquired from some other bank (I wrote about this, but frankly don't remember where these clowns came from nor do I care), just went to town all over the REIT bathroom and marked their territory effusively. ML in fact distributed a 45 page reinitiation report, which I have no intention of ever reading. The summary ratings and price targets are below.
Direct CHF Manipulation Visualized
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 18:53This is what direct, premeditated, overt manipulation looks like.
For indirect, just look around (especially the 900 level on the S&P).
Direct CHF Manipulation Visualized
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 18:53This is what direct, premeditated, overt manipulation looks like.
For indirect, just look around (especially the 900 level on the S&P).
I Would Like To Thank The Academy, Goldman Sachs, And God (Jeff Immelt)...
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 18:08
Was that Cramer complaining there is too much democracy in this country? My dear, you of all people should be so glad for First Amendment rights after losing hapless mom and pop retail investors, whose only sin is listening to you, countless billions and billions of dollars.
One would be tempted to link up to Jimmy's famous rant against Bernanke from two years ago. Oh what the heck... here it is.
Goldman Sachs: "Engineering Every Major Market Manipulation Since The Great Depression"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/24/2009 - 17:58With a subtitle like "From tech stocks to high gas prices, Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression - and they're about to do it again" run, don't walk, to your nearest kiosk and buy Matt Taibbi's latest piece in Rolling Stone magazine. One of the best comprehensive profiles of Government Sachs done to date. Speaking of GS, they sure must be busy today, now that Bernanke is about to be impeached and take the fall for all their machinations.
