Archive - May 2011 - Blog entry
May 22nd
Give Dr. Copper an A+ for Accuracy
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 05/22/2011 06:43 -0500They call the red metal “Dr. Copper” because of its uncanny ability to forecast the future direction of the global economy. Well, this year, he has been right again. The sudden sell off in crude has also created some spill over selling in other hard assets. That the long term case for copper is still compelling. (CU), (FCX).
May 21st
WaLL STReeT PiRaTES oF THe ObSCeNe (PaRLaYeD)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/21/2011 21:32 -0500And other curiosities...(Pirate Warning: Put yer coffee down me lassies and hardons!)
Public Records Request RE Judge Victor Tobin Joining Foreclosure Mill Marshall C. Watson
Submitted by 4closureFraud on 05/21/2011 21:10 -0500Well, let's see if we can find out what really went down...
Was Dominique Strauss-Kahn Trying to Torpedo the Dollar?
Submitted by ilene on 05/21/2011 20:01 -0500He could be guilty. But he deserves a fair trial, and someone's making damn sure he doesn't get one.
First Egypt ... Now Spain?
Submitted by George Washington on 05/21/2011 14:43 -0500Spreading to Europe?
Taking Another Shot at the Garlic Eaters
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 05/21/2011 08:31 -0500If you have to name one beneficiary of QE2, the collapse of the dollar, and a seemingly never ending “RISK ON” trade, it has got to be the euro. What happens when QE2 ends, and the movie runs in reverse? (FXE), (UUP), (EUO).
HIgHWaY To DeBT HeLL! (RaPTuRe ReDuX)
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/21/2011 00:52 -0500Judgement Day Reloaded...
May 20th
Is Private Equity Riskier than Public Equity?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 05/20/2011 21:33 -0500Is private equity less risky than public equity or is this just an illusion? What about outright manipulation in public markets? It's no wonder pension funds are fed up and shifting more assets into private markets...
Global Business B.S.
Submitted by Michael Victory on 05/20/2011 20:13 -0500Silver, Schiff & Sheep (not in that order).
Why the “Is QE 3 Coming?” Debate is a Moot Point Pt 2
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 05/20/2011 13:42 -0500The ENTIRE 2008 episode was the result of the Credit Default Swap (CDS) market imploding (CDS, a type of derivatives, comprised about $50-60 trillion in value). And to claim that the Fed didn’t know why the Financial Crisis happened is a lie. Indeed, as early as 1998, Ben Bernanke’s predecessor, Alan Greenspan, tol , soon to be chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Brooksley Born, that if she pushed for regulation of the derivatives market it would implode the financial system.
Anthrax "Conviction" Falls Apart
Submitted by George Washington on 05/20/2011 13:42 -0500The FBI always gets its man ... whether he's guilty or not!
Is The Evidence For An Apple Margin Collapse Now Incontrovertible?
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 05/20/2011 11:03 -0500My many warnings on the impending dethroning of Apple by Google has produced more flak and negative response since any proclamation since my warning about Goldman Sachs in the spring of 2008. Of course, fast foward to the spring of 2011 an you will find Reggie was right on point. I am just as confident, or more, about Apple vs Google, and for the same reasons as I was confident about Goldman Sachs.
CBO report – “FHA ripping off taxpayers by $5 billion a year!”
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 05/20/2011 09:15 -0500The CBO takes a shot at the FHA.
MaY 21, 2011 JuDGeMeNT DaY: GeT ReaDY FoR THe RaPTuRe (IMPORTANT RAPTURE LIVE UPDATE) (3:00 AM HKT Update: BRaZZieRe ToMMY GuNS FuLLY OPeRATioNaL))
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 05/20/2011 08:54 -0500End of Trading Days...
It’s Full Speed Ahead for China’s Nuclear Program
Submitted by madhedgefundtrader on 05/20/2011 08:26 -0500Is the disaster creating a buying opportunity? China has far and away the world’s most ambitious nuclear program, with 100 plants on order over the next decade. Any cut back in the nuclear program would have to be met with stepped supplies from other sources, which are unavailable. The place to go when “RISK OFF” is over? (NLR), (CCJ).
