Archive - Blog entry

August 13th, 2009

Bruce Krasting's picture

On Fed Intervention and the Blogs





Another successful auction brought you by FRB NY. This topic has been in the blogs for a week. Does this answer the question, "Is the Fed intervening in the bond market?"

 

Cheeky Bastard's picture

The bigger picture





 

Raymond Shaw's picture

Daily UK and Europe Highlights - 13 August 2009





UK and Europe highlights for 13th August 2009. Lots of data out of Eurozone and the CEE region. Funnily, I think I have beaten Bloomberg, Reuters and just about every other news wire in reporting the Russian International Weekly Reserves data! Other economic data will be updated as its released. Some interesting notes on Raiffeisen International of Austria, jump in...

 

August 12th

Bruce Krasting's picture

Treasury's New Solution: "Greenies"





The Fed's decision to wind down their bond purchase program puts more pressure on Treasury. Geithner and Co. are working on a plan to solve these minor problems. Greenies are coming.

 

Raymond Shaw's picture

Daily UK and Europe Highlights - 12 August 2009





Wednesday UK and Europe highlights. Coverage of the mayhem in the Asian markets today. Since I wrote the post, Indian market indices opened to the downside despite upbeat industrial output data, seems likes the standard theme today across Asia. Article will be updated to keep up with data releases (BOE inflation report, etc). More inside as usual.

 

August 11th

Raymond Shaw's picture

Daily UK and Europe Highlights - 11 August 2009





Tuesday highlights for UK and Eurozone. Today we cover important news coming out of the Eastern block, economic data and some insightful Blog posts. An Asian update is also provided for numbers which came out of China and Japan today.

 

August 10th

Bruce Krasting's picture

Wall St. Solution to the Health Care Crisis: An IPO





Hats off to Wall Street creativity once again. Not all of the old deep thinking has been lost. A potential 'hot deal' runs afoul of the ever diligent SEC.

 

Raymond Shaw's picture

Daily UK and Europe Highlights - 10 August 2009





Fresh Monday morning UK and Europe highlights.

 

August 9th

PragmaticIdealist's picture

Real-Time Limit Order Book: Facilitating Market Gaming?





Could the relatively new real-time limit order book development in financial markets be what is driving Goldman et al's high trading profits?

 

Bruce Krasting's picture

Keynes on Clunkers: “I Hate It”





Clunkers is a big success. But that depends on how you define success. A lot of cars will be sold, but most of this consumption will be financed by the private sector. As an economic stimulus it does very little for us.

 

Benjamin N. Dover III's picture

The Misunderstood Treasury-Goldman Connection





Dozens of frenzied calls between Hank Paulson and Lloyd Blankfein in September 2008 probably just mean the two Goldmanites were in love.

 

August 7th

Bruce Krasting's picture

FNM Has .9 Trillion of Troubled Loans - 8K





Fannie reports on its loan book. 32% of its total is 'trouble' classes. Big losses to come.

 

August 6th

PragmaticIdealist's picture

Score One For The Good Guys: The Rise of DeepCapture.com





At last, a couple red pills find their way on the market.

 

Bruce Krasting's picture

Fannie is Trading Derivatives Hard, and Losing





Fannie's churning derivatives as usual. About $100 billion a day. They also lost a few Bil in the process. Who's on the other side of this? Fannie's pals on Wall Street,

 

Bruce Krasting's picture

Three Dogs Jump Big - Who Knew?





There is no such thing as coincidence in the stock market. Except yesterday in the ward of the state stocks.

 
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