Archive - Jun 29, 2011

The Greeks invented Democracy, but it seems they also gave the World Debtocracy. Don’t forget to check the subtitles box before watching the video.

“Don’t fight the doctor……”

China is struggling with inflation, speculation, an increasingly polarized society and even some social unrest. Shilling continues his 5 part China article today on how the country is strolling along the path leading to Hard Landing.

Now that the impact of the first (of many) SPR release moves courtesy of an Obama administration desperately in need of political brownie points has been beyond wiped out, it is time for the IEA to leak rumors of another emergency meeting, and for our brilliant and fearless leaders to announce they are about to sell another 30 million barrels. After all there is just under 700 million barrels in the SPR now (pro forma for the first release).

The first part of the market's kneejerk reaction, wherein it goes up for no other reason than pricing in what is already a given (the alternative being of course a fast track to Albert Edwards' and Russell Napier's target of S&P 400) courtesy of the Greek vote is already taking place as futures are about to regain 1300, a 40 point move in three days (on decreasing volume naturally). This is not a surprise and the question, as we posed last night, is what happens next once the traditionally stupid market realizes that absolutely nothing is fixed and the situation is worse off than before. In the meantime, attached is a chart of the happenings in peripheral bond spread world, where after some early rejoicing, a somber mood is already coming back.

For everyone who is up early to follow the Greek austerity vote which has now been passed in principle by Greek legislators, and is formally expected to take place at 1pm Greek time, we provide a real time vote tracker (click on this early as the server fills up rather quick), as well as the usual quadruple webstream from Athens' Syntagma square.

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