Capital Markets
Gold In 2016: "Economic Power Is Shifting"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/09/2016 18:15 -0500An unseen bubble at the heart of the financial system is deflating with unknown consequences. When bubbles deflate, and here we are talking about one in the hundreds of trillions, bad debts are usually exposed. Even though much of the reduction in outstanding OTC derivatives is due to consolidation of positions following the Frank Dodd Act, much of it is not. When free markets reassert themselves, and they always do, the disruption promises to be substantial. We appear to be in the early stages of this event. If so, demand for physical gold can be expected to escalate rapidly as a financial crisis unfolds.
Saudi Aramco Confirms "World's Most Valuable Company" May Go Public
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 07:54 -0500"Saudi Aramco confirms that it has been studying various options to allow broad public participation in its equity through the listing in the capital markets of an appropriate percentage of the Company’s shares and/or the listing of a bundle its downstream subsidiaries."
These Are The 10 Companies Most Hated By Wall Street
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 15:44 -0500While the list of "most hated buyside" stocks is at least actionable, not even we are sure what to do with the list of companies that are most hated by the sellside, besides perhaps revealing what it is. So for all those wondering, here courtesy of Factset, is the list of 10 S&P500 companies with the highest percentage of Sell ratings.
Introducing Pathogenic Finance: The Autonomous, Antifragile, Trustless Paradigm Shift
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 01/07/2016 08:48 -0500Now that IBM, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JP Morgan and the NYSE all agree blockchain technology will dramatically transform finance and capital markets, how does the investor capitalize on the paradigm shift? First, by understanding the concept of "Pathogenic Finance", autonomy and Zero Trust.
Nomi Prins' Financial Road Map For 2016: "The Potential For Chaotic Fluctuations Is Greater Than Ever"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/05/2016 18:15 -0500- Bernie Sanders
- Bond
- Brazil
- Capital Markets
- Central Banks
- China
- Circuit Breakers
- Corruption
- default
- European Central Bank
- Excess Reserves
- Federal Reserve
- Fitch
- Greece
- Investment Grade
- Iran
- Italy
- Janet Yellen
- Japan
- Mexico
- Monetary Policy
- None
- OPEC
- Portugal
- Recession
- recovery
- Saudi Arabia
- Unemployment
- US Dollar Index
- Volatility
- Yuan
We are currently in a transitional phase of geo-political-monetary power struggles, capital flow decisions, and fundamental economic choices. This remains a period of artisanal (central bank fabricated) money, high volatility, low growth, excessive wealth inequality, extreme speculation, and policies that preserve the appearance of big bank liquidity and concentration at the expense of long-term stability. The potential for chaotic fluctuations in any element of the capital markets is greater than ever. The butterfly effect - the flutter of a wing in one part of the planet altering the course of seemingly unrelated events in another part - is on center stage.
From $500,000 To $170 Million In A Few Months: The Next "Subprime Trade" Emerges
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/03/2016 09:37 -0500Ever since it started making complicated bets against some leveraged ETFs, Miller’s Catalyst Macro Strategies Funds has since grown from $500,000 in assets at the start of the year to about $170 million. It achieved a more than 50 percent return this year, placing it far ahead of its competitors.
Mapping China's Hilarious European Stereotypes
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/01/2016 17:15 -0500For those wondering what comes to mind for the average Chinese web surfer with regard to nations in Europe, we present the following map from Foreign Policy who “plotted the most common Chinese-language Baidu query for each European nation.” Highlights include "likes to fight" for Russia, "why doesn't it annex Portugal" for Spain, and "beautiful women" for Ukraine.
How The U.S. Dollar Spread Across The World
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/29/2015 22:00 -0500The U.S. dollar is currently accepted as the world’s reserve currency, but it hasn't always been this way...
Safe On The Sidelines - 405 Days And Counting
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/29/2015 08:46 -0500The S&P 500 closed at 2052 on November 18,2014. That was 405 days ago, and despite the rips and dips in the interim the broad market average has gone nowhere.
More Bad News For Oil: Saudis Are Handling Crude Crash Better Than Expected
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/28/2015 09:41 -0500Saudi Arabia has released its official budget numbers for 2015 as well as projections for next year. As it turns out, Riyadh is weathering the storm better than analysts expected, meaning the war of attrition with US producers is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, meaning "lower for longer" oil prices and even more shale defaults in the future.
2015: The Year That Exposed The "Experts" And Left The "Smart-Crowd" Dumbfounded
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/27/2015 18:40 -0500It wasn’t supposed to be this way. We were all told by the “experts” and the so-called “smart crowd” ad nauseam the economy and markets of 2015 were “ready for lift off.” Proclamations that GDP and other economic metrics were indeed going to be the unquestionable catalyst to help propel not only the markets themselves ever higher, but also, prove all the nay-sayers as well as data-deniers wrong. The problem? It was the exact opposite. 2015 exposed the sole overarching fundamental principle the “experts” refused to calculate into their qualitative analysis. That fundamental? Without the continuing interventionism of the Federal Reserve – there is no market. Period.
12 Reasons Why One Advisor Is Betting Treasurys, Not Stocks, Is The Investment Of 2016
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/26/2015 16:38 -0500According to a recent contrarian call by Prerequisite Capital Management, the "US Treasury Bond Market is potentially set up for a substantial move higher over the next year or two." Here are the reasons why.
Guns, Gas, & "Selling Kidneys" - 'Off The Grid' Indicators Signal Slowing Economy
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/26/2015 15:30 -0500Our quarterly survey of “Off the Grid” economic indicators finds that the U.S. economy is still growing, but the pace seems to be slowing from Q3 2015.
Oil Bankruptcies Hit Highest Level Since Crisis And There's "More To Come", Fed Warns
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/25/2015 11:30 -0500"Oil and gas sector bankruptcies have reached quarterly levels last seen in the Great Recession. At least nine U.S. oil and gas companies, accounting for more than $2 billion in debt, have filed for bankruptcy so far in the fourth quarter."
We Are Now Entering The "Discovery" Phase Of Financial Collapse
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/21/2015 12:19 -0500We now enter the “discovery” phase of financial collapse, where things labeled “capital” and “credit” turn out to be mere holograms. It’s not just the Federal Reserve; everything around us is backed into a corner as the rude discovery that capital is not what it has appeared to be is now underway, with the power to derail political systems and societies.



