Archive - Sep 24, 2010 - Blog entry
Did 9/11 Really "Change Everything"?
Submitted by George Washington on 09/24/2010 18:57 -0500You might be surprised ...
Tim's Bank Looking at 20% Haircut
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 09/24/2010 16:53 -0500Friday evening.Another $35b Federal bailout. Nothing new.
BP Oil Well Is Dead ... But What About the Nearby Seeps?
Submitted by George Washington on 09/24/2010 12:57 -0500Demand that BP and the government release the data - if not to independent scientists - at least to government officials not directly involved in the spill response.
Fed Speak Friday - Volcker, Lacker and Ben Batting 1, 2, 3
Submitted by ilene on 09/24/2010 11:09 -0500"the system remained at risk because it is subject to future 'judgments' of individual regulators, who [Volcker] said would be relentlessly lobbied by banks and politicians to soften the rules."
More Doom and Gloom: Homebuilders Making Better Money as Hedge Funds than Home Builders
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 09/24/2010 11:08 -0500You know times are bad in the housing industry when home builders hang up the hard hat and take to running leveraged hedge funds. Hell, they don't even have to be any good at it, because they are using 0%, non-recourse loans with very little of their own capital (bubble style leverage), thanks to YOU, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer bitching about unemployment and higher taxes. I hope this doesn't piss anybody off,,, again!
Live FX Relative Strength
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 09/24/2010 08:59 -0500Live individual currency strength meter.
Reflections on Morgan Stanley’s 75th Anniversary
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 09/24/2010 07:30 -0500Love them or hate them, they’re going to be around for another 75 years. From gilded blue bloods to “Mack the Knife” to the “suits” in one generation. Saving the firm twice. Successfully demanding a huge equity infusion from the Mitsubishi Group, while simultaneously holding at bay the wolves from Wall Street and Washington. (MS).
Daily FX Retail Trader Contrarian Analysis
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 09/24/2010 01:45 -0500Retail Traders as a herd are wrong…most of the time (sorry guys its true).
This daily report is designed to help traders find opportunities to trade against this group. The premise is very simple we are looking for 66% of retail traders to be trading either long or short a currency pair, we then look for opportunities to fade (trade against) this group. For example if 72.99% of traders are long the USD/CHF we look for opportunities to short that pair.
Moody's Targeting Pension Woes?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/24/2010 00:50 -0500Will Moody's force states to accelerate pension reforms?
