Archive - Jan 31, 2015 - Blog entry
The German 10 Year Bund Effectively a Call Option at 30 Basis Points
Submitted by EconMatters on 01/31/2015 22:48 -0500At 30 basis points yield, a short on this German Bund via the futures market is basically a call option on the utter destruction of this Massive Yield Chasing Strategy on behalf of financial institutions...
Is the Dollar's Momentum Easing? Is Deeper Pullback in the Stock Market Likely?
Submitted by Marc To Market on 01/31/2015 10:13 -0500Simple near-term outlook.
Greeks Turn to Gold on Bank Bail-in and Drachma Risks
Submitted by GoldCore on 01/31/2015 05:00 -0500We are witnesses to an epic failure of planning, statecraft and social justice. Regardless of where your politics be, these elements are critical for a modern globally connected economy to function.
Sadly, the geopolitical backdrop is one of suspicion and hostility in the form of a festering proxy war between western and Russian interests in Ukraine and regional crisis and humanitarian catastrophe in the middle east as Syria and Iraq descend into stateless anarchy. These factors reduce the odds of a successful solution in Greece being found in time.
