Archive - Sep 26, 2011 - Blog entry
The Federal Reserve Plans To Identify “Key Bloggers” And Monitor Billions Of Conversations About The Fed On Facebook, Twitter...
Submitted by ilene on 09/26/2011 23:40 -0500Classic method of FUD - fear, uncertainty and doubt.
While France Simmers In Its Own Juices, Germany Frets
Submitted by testosteronepit on 09/26/2011 22:31 -0500"We're not doing this for the Greeks, but for us," said Angela Merkel amidst a cacophony of doomsday scenarios. It's all about propping up German banks and exporters. For the French, however, the European debt crisis doesn't seem to exist.
Goldman Sachs Rules The World? Have You Looked At Their Stock Price Lately??
Submitted by EconMatters on 09/26/2011 22:26 -0500If Goldman rules the world where governments around the world fail as Alessio Rastani claimed, then GS stock chart should not look this ugly-- down almost 50%-- in the past 24 months.
Romeo and Bernanke
Submitted by ilene on 09/26/2011 20:29 -0500So what are those lines on charts telling us?
Graham Summers’ Weekly Market Forecast (Crash Time Edition)
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 09/26/2011 18:01 -0500Yes, the GREAT COLLAPSE has begun. The markets will be going to new lows (below the March 2009 lows) in the coming months. We're also going to be seeing major banks go under, market crashes, food shortages, government shutdowns, and SYSTEMIC FAILURE.
I Suggest Groupon Offer Coupons To It's IPO Investors, They're Going To Need Them
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 09/26/2011 12:53 -0500This post is an example of what a little investigative reporting should look like. Let's attempt to recast pop media in the form of a smart ass blog.
The Split Personality of Gasoline and Diesel
Submitted by EconMatters on 09/26/2011 10:02 -0500U.S. Diesel could see significant price spikes before year-end while gasoline demand is at 10-year low.
New Study – Traders are worse than Psychopaths
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 09/26/2011 09:58 -0500Traders are "crazier" than true "psychos. Who would have thought?
Put Your Hard Hats On
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 09/26/2011 09:28 -0500Put your hardhats on as the ride is going to get bumpy.
Chartology
Submitted by thetrader on 09/26/2011 06:45 -0500Markets have reachede extreme levels. Huge Squeeze set up here, that risks killing many of the "new smart" shorts.
Gold on Hold; The New Play May Be in Munis
Submitted by Econophile on 09/26/2011 00:43 -0500The markets are signaling price declines all over the place. Platinum is trading about $40/ounce below gold. This is anomalous. MIT's Billion Prices Project reported price declines in the U.S. in August (see final chart). The Economic Cycle Research Institute on Friday took the rare step of commenting in print that the stock market is at a significant risk for a further decline. Dangerously, Markit's CMBX index (or, more precisely, some of their constituent indices) that tracks mortgage-backed securities broke Friday to yet another new multi-year low.
Right now, the only investment opportunities I see that are both relatively attractive vis-a-vis the alternatives and offer a likelihood of growing nominal capital are investment grade municipal bonds.
