Archive - Apr 2013 - Blog entry
Late to the Stock Market Party
Submitted by ilene on 04/01/2013 22:55 -0500November through April is the best period to own stocks - it's almost over.
The European Crisis is now accelerating right as Germany becomes increasingly uninterested in funding bailouts
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 04/01/2013 13:56 -0500The key point here is that European Crisis is now accelerating right as Germany becomes increasingly uninterested in funding additional bailouts.
Fake Science Alert: Fukushima Radiation Can’t Be Compared to Bananas or X-Rays
Submitted by George Washington on 04/01/2013 11:55 -0500Update: Arkansas Hit with Nuclear Accident AND Major Oil Spill
European Bond Market Microstructure During The Crisis
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 04/01/2013 11:23 -0500The paper studied the non-linear relationships between Italy sovereign risk as gauged by CDS and the liquidity levels in the secondary bond market, using Bid/Ask Spreads as the gauge for liquidity in an attempt to determine the viability of the ECB's OMT & LTRO interventions.
As If On Cue, BoomBustBlog Shenanigan Research Gets Real In Ireland, Why Aren't These Guys Knocking On My Door?
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 04/01/2013 10:37 -0500Anglo Irish Bank/IBRC bondholders will actually get some of their money back! April Fools!!! Ireland makes the Cyprus deal look downright generous in comparison.
The Fed Isn’t Providing “Monetary Morphine”; It’s Spreading Financial Cancer That is Killing the Markets and Democratic Capitali
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 04/01/2013 08:55 -0500
I disagree with the “addiction” metaphor because it implies that the markets/ addict could potentially become healthy if the dealer stopped dishing out the drugs. This ties in with Bernanke’s claims that everything is under control and that he can remove the excess liquidity anytime he wants to.
Bernanke is Succeeding - Watch Out!
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 04/01/2013 08:36 -0500Mission Accomplished? When have we heard that before?
Global Banking Crisis - How & Why YOU Will Get "Cyprus'd" As This Bank Scrambled For Capital!!!
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 04/01/2013 05:17 -0500- Anglo Irish
- Bad Bank
- Bank Run
- Bear Stearns
- Bitcoin
- CDS
- Chicken Little
- Counterparties
- Countrywide
- default
- ETC
- European Union
- Fail
- Financial Services Authority
- fixed
- Greece
- Guest Post
- International Monetary Fund
- Investment Grade
- Ireland
- Lehman
- Lehman Brothers
- Non-performing assets
- ratings
- Ratings Agencies
- RBS
- Real estate
- Reality
- Reggie Middleton
- Regional Banks
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Sovereign Debt
- Sovereigns
It begins here: Introduction of cold, hard evidence of bank shenanigans (with complete documentation) that A) should be prosecuted & B) cause enough concern to make you worry about your bank's integrity.
Week Ahead Drivers
Submitted by Marc To Market on 04/01/2013 05:13 -0500Overview of the major central bank meetings and data preview as well as the latest from Cyprus and Italy.
Cyprus Collapse Triggers Unintended Consequences
Submitted by Monetary Metals on 04/01/2013 02:04 -0500Some people believe that by imposing losses on investors and reducing the Cyprus banking system liabilities, the European powers have addressed the problems in Cyprus (if harshly). A dangerous dynamic has been set in motion, which will likely bring many unintended consequrences.
Chart of the Week: SP500
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 04/01/2013 00:04 -0500Bull markets are always about new dynamics.
