Archive - Mar 2013 - Blog entry
March 14th
Down Under Takes Center Stage as Greenback Consolidates
Submitted by Marc To Market on 03/14/2013 05:52 -0500Here is a quick overview of what is going on. Besides reviewing the key developments, we explain why the EU Summit, which is not attracting much attention, is in fact important.
March 13th
Cutting Corporate Welfare Queens Off from the Dole Would be the Best Way to Cut the Debt
Submitted by George Washington on 03/13/2013 16:55 -0500- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Boeing
- Cato Institute
- Corruption
- Dean Baker
- Dell
- Fail
- Federal Reserve
- Florida
- General Electric
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Jamie Dimon
- John Paulson
- Mexico
- Morgan Stanley
- Motorola
- Natural Gas
- New York Times
- Oklahoma
- Private Equity
- Quantitative Easing
- recovery
- Transparency
- Uranium
- Wall Street Journal
The Biggest Welfare Queens of All ...
A Different Version of the "Dumb" Swiss Banker Story
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 03/13/2013 12:44 -0500Think of a rhino that puts its head down, and just charges through the bushes. Everything gets trampled in the process.
Is The End Of The ‘Coercive Euro Association’ Taking Shape In Germany?
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/13/2013 12:02 -0500“Time has come"
QE 4 HeaVY To ToWeR...
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 03/13/2013 11:52 -0500Tower to QE4 Heavy: Permission to land denied!
Gold and Silver ETFs "Backed Only By The Good Faith Of Banks and Brokerages"
Submitted by GoldCore on 03/13/2013 10:47 -0500
The spectre of stagflation threatens the UK economy due to concerns that sterling weakness will contribute to even higher inflation amid very weak economic growth and the likelihood of a recession – likely a severe one.
Markets are pricing in a jump in inflation as inflation expectations, as measured by the difference between nominal and inflation-linked bond yields, ticked up to near 3.3% yesterday.
Recent poor economic data and the appalling UK fiscal position are rightly leading to concerns of stagflation as was seen in the 1970s. Conditions that make owning gold and silver vitally important to own in order to protect and grow wealth.
The Fed's Inflation Creation Destroys Any "Benefits" of Its Policy
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 03/13/2013 10:16 -0500The same warnings flashed in 2008... and they're flashing again now.
What the Options Market is Telling Us about the Spot Market (Euro, Yen and Sterling)
Submitted by Marc To Market on 03/13/2013 08:33 -0500A straight forward explanation of two elements of the options market and what it is suggesting about market positioning and psychology. Sometimes the options market acts as a parallel market to express views. Sometimes it acts as an insurance market. Written with the non-specialist in mind.
The Pound is Sterling ?
Submitted by Marc To Market on 03/13/2013 05:36 -0500A 2-minute read on developments in the global capital markets. Equity markets are heavy, bonds little changed as is the dollar. Sterling is the big winner on short covering and bottom picking.
Bitcoin Crashed. Again.
Submitted by Monetary Metals on 03/13/2013 01:29 -0500On March 3, we said that Bitcoin is interesting technology, and a useful currency, but it's not money. Yesterday it crashed to $37. What happened??
March 12th
Quiet Day Prone To Rumors
Submitted by David Fry on 03/12/2013 19:03 -0500The only major news from overseas was from the UK where Industrial Production fell 1.5% leading many to worry the country would succumb to a triple dip recession. Naturally the pound (FXB) has been taking a beating with pundits recommending long euro short pound pair trade.
It was a boring enough day that the goings on in Rome caught my attention—a new candidate for pope and he’d be a refreshing change:
Want to Reduce the Debt? Cut the Billions a Year In Nuclear Subsidies
Submitted by George Washington on 03/12/2013 18:50 -0500We Could Offset the Need for the “Sequestration” Budget Cuts By Stopping Nuclear Subsidies
Even the CBO Snubs Ryan’s Budget Plan
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 03/12/2013 12:30 -0500The Republican jerks have squandered an opportunity to come up with anything that is even remotely feasible.
Top American CEOs About Job Creation: Not Happening Here
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/12/2013 12:07 -0500“We’ve become more concerned recently”
