Archive - Jun 3, 2010 - Blog entry
Credit Ratings Offensive?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 06/03/2010 22:05 -0500The European Commission is proposing that an already-planned central European Union regulatory body — the European Security Markets Authority — should take on oversight of the existing rating agencies when it is due to begin work in January 2011. Will this be enough?
What Will Drive Manufacturing?
Submitted by Econophile on 06/03/2010 14:19 -0500This article is a look at the US's recovery, Europe's recovery, Asia's (China) recovery, and how they all tie together. While US manufacturing has been improving, mainly because of exports, it is also flattening out. Ditto almost everywhere else. This is a sign of what's coming.
Rethinking the Inflation vs Deflation Debate
Submitted by Expected Returns on 06/03/2010 13:37 -0500The inflation vs deflation debate is one fraught with biases, misnomers, and rigid positions. What I've noticed is that both inflationists and deflationists selectively handpick data to support their respective positions. This is fine and dandy if your goal is to win an argument; but if you want to win as an investor, you must unemotionally interpret data.
Commodities: Time To Go Long and Physical
Submitted by asiablues on 06/03/2010 10:28 -0500The Gulf oil spill seems to one of the events which markets are having anxieties over. However, the recent pullback on commodities due to this mis-reaction should serve as a good entry point for long-term investors. A few options are discussed here.
The Equity Markets Are Ignoring Screams of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) in the European Money and Credit Markets: Enter Lehman Fiasco v2.0!!!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 06/03/2010 09:46 -0500The title says it all...
Bring on the Right Shoulder!
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 06/03/2010 08:25 -0500The recent surge in stocks is setting up a classic “head and shoulders” top. Anything short of the 500,000 blockbuster number some analysts are expecting for Friday’s nonfarm payroll could tank the market. Is the Dow still overvalued by 3,000 points? Watch out when those low interest rates depart for nether regions. Reversion to the mean can be a bitch.
Yet Another Reason Not to Trust the Big Commercial Investment Firms
Submitted by smartknowledgeu on 06/03/2010 07:42 -0500JP Morgan's history of alleged fraud committed against their clients continues today when they were charged with commingling $8.6 billion of client assets with the firm's without their clients' knowledge for 7 years.
The REAL Story Behind the Big Australian Bank Customer Gouging Policies
Submitted by smartknowledgeu on 06/03/2010 03:07 -0500The big four Australian banks - ANZ, Commonwealth, NAB, and Westpac - have used the cover of the global financial crisis to charge borrowers more than the increase in their own costs, resulting in big profits; however, the minutiae of stories about banks gouging their customers with excessive fees distracts citizens from understanding the much more important big picture of the fractional reserve lending scam.
