Archive - Jul 30, 2010

As expected, the tight correlation between European interbank funding rates and the EURUSD FX rate continues: today, we have seen the first inflection point in both 3M Euribor and 3M EUR Libor, as both have dropped marginally lower, the first from 0.899 to 0.896, the second from 0.83344% to 0.8325%: this is the first decline since July 14. And, not surprisingly, today we see a big pullback in the EURUSD complex. Never too far behind with its own attempt at an explanation, here is Goldman, which after calling for 1.15 in the EURUSD flipflopped yet once again, and is now selling the other side of its 1.35 target to clients.

These days it’s hard to distinguish mainstream media financial journalism from the funny pages. Here are some of the best stories of the past week.

RANsquawk European Morning Briefing - Stocks, Bonds, FX etc. – 30/07/10

I just got off the horn with the Ruling Elite. We had an emergency conference call and to tell you the truth, they ain’t happy. You little people are not responding the way you are supposed to. A significant portion of you are not getting more optimistic because they tell you to. Instead of just reading the headline on Bloomberg that durable goods orders skyrocketed in June, you actually read the details that said durable goods orders plunged. It is getting difficult for the ruling elite to keep the masses sedated and dumbed down. These damn bloggers, with their facts and critical thinking, are throwing a wrench into the gears. Obama and his crack team are working round the clock to lock down the internet, but it will take time. Not that they are totally dissatisfied. They’ve been able to renovate their penthouses and purchase new mansions in the Hamptons with the billions in bonuses you supplied through TARP. The $1.2 trillion supplied by your children and grandchildren to buy up toxic mortgages off their balances sheets was a godsend. They will never call you suckers, to your face.