Archive - Mar 2013 - Blog entry

We don't make this shit up!

Here a three views that are outside the consensus.

James McShirley Comments to Lemetropole - "Virtually every manipulation I follow is in the 90%+ category"

When you get this close to a record it’s just a matter of time before it gets taken out generally. Why today? Well, China reversed course psychologically by now stating it would expand “deficit spending by 50%” after just Monday putting the clamps theoretically on their housing bubble. That provided a big lift to Asian and European shares. With the latter more ECB talk about defending the eurozone and euro was fed bulls. Global markets also feasted on Fed Vice-Chair (the woman who would be king?) Janet Yellen that QEternity is not gonna change.

Because America Is a Battlefield In The Eyes of the Government

Same as the other bubbles...

Apple is in TROUBLE!

The budget for "rat fees" comes to $125m.

Here is my take on the drivers of the foreign exchange market today and some implications.

Backwardation is when there is a (seemingly) risk-free profit to decarry the metal. It is fascinating that it persists. It’s been there for weeks! Does no one have gold to put towards this trade?

“For many young Greeks, the election in Italy now provides a model. If the population of the third-largest economy in the euro zone so openly opposes the austerity measures, then the exit of individual countries from the euro zone is no longer taboo.” Der Spiegel 

Italy will be holding another election, which puts the country in a dead calm until there is a functioning government. The key in Italy is the outsider and comedian Beppe Grillo whose party has put the government in dysfunction and in parallel has created a monster of an uprising against corruption within both political parties. The movement itself is larger than Grillo and may be the well-springs of copycat movements throughout southern Europe that threatens the euro and the establishment. It’s a disruptive a movement and would be like a Ron Paul to U.S. political parties. No matter the outcome, the bottom line is Italy will remain a drag on eurozone equity prices until there is a resolution.

I'm not a dictator, I'm a benevolent dictator...

Government Uses Law As a Sword Against Dissent

Will the Italian election impact ECB policy ?

While the mainstream financial media continues to trumpet the wonders of stocks closing in on all-time highs, larger, more sophisticated players are preparing for a financial meltdown in a much larger market: bonds.