George Soros
The Three Things Goldman's Clients Were Most Worried About This Week
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/24/2015 12:43 -0500"Three topics dominated our client discussions this week: (1) Hedge fund performance in the wake of the collapse in Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) during the past five days; (2) cash return to shareholders, especially buyback activity; and (3) 3Q results."
3 Things: Worse, Worst, Or Worst-er
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/22/2015 14:35 -0500"The basic assertion is the following: the U.S. economy is not showing signs of entering into recession, thus stocks are not at risk of falling into a sustained bear market. Unfortunately, this conclusion is not necessarily true. For history has shown on numerous occasions that you do not need to have an economic recession looming on the horizon to see U.S. stocks fall into a bear market."
Who Owns Your Presidential Candidate?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/03/2015 16:44 -0500- Akin Gump
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bernie Sanders
- Citigroup
- Cohen
- Corruption
- Donald Trump
- Florida
- Gambling
- George Soros
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Great Depression
- headlines
- Iran
- JPMorgan Chase
- Julian Robertson
- Las Vegas
- Morgan Stanley
- New Zealand
- Obamacare
- Ohio
- Portugal
- President Obama
- Real estate
- SCOTUS
- South Carolina
- Steve Cohen
- Time Warner
- Univision
Despite the arguably undemocratic, obfuscating nature of our nation’s campaign finance laws and the blatant corporatist agenda mandated by the Supreme Court, let’s attempt to break down the major sources of political spending so far in the 2016 presidential election. You may be surprised to find out who is donating money to your candidate — and how that contribution may affect future policy positions.
Liquid Alts - The World's Most Popular Hedge Fund Strategy Explained
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/28/2015 14:30 -0500Today's most popular hedge fund strategy among institutional investors globally is "Alternative Global Macro Funds". Also known as a “go anywhere” investment style, active managers employ opportunistic trading tactics across asset classes, financial instruments, and geographic regions. Like many liquid alts, global macro funds grew rapidly following the financial crisis as investors looked for strategies that could diversify their portfolios in the midst of volatility in the global marketplace and historically high sector correlations against the S&P 500, thereby improving their risk-return profiles. Ultimately, success in this classification resides in selecting the right active manager given the strategy’s wide dispersion of returns.
George Soros Demands EU Accept 1 Million Refugees (Costing €15 Billion) Per Year For Foreseeable Future
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/27/2015 13:15 -0500The exodus from war-torn Syria should never have become a crisis, according to billionaire George Soros; it was long in the making, easy to foresee, and eminently manageable by Europe and the international community. While some leaders, like Hungary's Orban, have suggested plans, these subordinate the human rights of asylum-seekers and migrants and threaten to divide and destroy the EU by renouncing the values on which it was built and violating the laws that are supposed to govern it. Soros demands that The EU respond with a genuinely European asylum policy that will put an end to the panic and the unnecessary human suffering.
Soros, Icahn And Major New Players Rushing Into Gold: "Things Are In The Works As We Speak"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/21/2015 16:30 -0500"I do believe that markets ultimately prevail. I do believe that supply and demand will ultimately prevail. I’m confident that we will see that occur... The fact there are some very substantial new players coming into the sector and taking positions in gold and silver... I think that’s showing that things will change and I think things are in the works as we speak."
"August Sucks" MIT Quant Warns New Strategies "Are Creating Volatility"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/08/2015 20:55 -0500"August Sucks," concludes MIT Quant guru Andrew Lo, reflecting on the systematic-trading strategy effects on markets, and it's not going to get better any time soon. As he explains to Bloomberg, "algorithmic trading is speeding up the reaction times of these participants, so that’s the choppiness of the market. Everybody can move to the left side of the boat and the right side of the boat now within minutes as opposed to hours or days." As we have noted many time, Lo explains how "crowded trades have got to the point of alpha becoming beta," warning that volatility-targeting strategies (such as Risk-Parity) are not only "exaggerating the moves," but he cautions omniously reminiscent of the August 2007 quant crash, "I think they are creating volatility of volatility."
Is George Soros Betting On The Long-Term Future Of Coal?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/01/2015 09:25 -0500Perhaps the greatest nightmare for investors in a commodity stock is that the commodity in question goes the way of coal. After more than a century of dominance in the U.S. and abroad, coal appears to have entered into a structural decline. A funny thing happened on the way to the graveyard for coal companies though – one of the industries greatest detractors, George Soros, appears to be stepping in as a supporter.
Mass Protests Sweep Malaysian Capital As Anger At Goldman-Backed Slush Fund Boils Over
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/29/2015 14:36 -0500Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak whose government has been accused of obstructing an investigation into how some $700 million from the Goldman-backed 1Malaysia Development Berhad mysteriously ended up in Najib’s personal bank account. Meanwhile, the country stands on the precipice of an outright financial meltdown.
Mal-Asia: Politcal, Currency Crises Converge As Stocks Head For Bear Market
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/21/2015 19:10 -0500As the great EM unwind continues unabated, we’ve noted that in some hard-hit countries, the terrible trio of falling commodity prices, decelerating Chinese demand, and looming Fed hike has been exacerbated by political turmoil. Now, we turn to Malaysia where an already tenuous situation just got worse as PM Najib Razak is now facing calls for a no-confidence vote amid allegations he embezzled some $700 million from the country's development fund.
All Bubbles Are Different
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/19/2015 15:25 -0500Take a step back from the media, and Wall Street commentary, for a moment and make an honest assessment of the financial markets today. If our job is to "bet" when the "odds" of winning are in our favor, then exactly how "strong" is the fundamental hand you are currently betting on? This "time IS different" only from the standpoint that the variables are not exactly the same as they have been previously. Of course, they never are, and the result will be "...the same as it ever was."
Frontrunning: August 5
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/05/2015 06:39 -0500- Barclays
- Dennis Lockhart
- Eurozone
- Federal Reserve
- Federal Reserve Bank
- General Electric
- George Soros
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Greece
- Housing Market
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Jumbo Mortgages
- Lehman
- Lehman Brothers
- LIBOR
- Mexico
- None
- Private Equity
- RBS
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Serious Fraud Office
- Somalia
- Turkey
- Turkey says coalition to launch 'comprehensive battle' against Islamic State (Reuters)
- Buffett’s Celebration Tempered by 50th Anniversary Stock Slump (BBG)
- SEC Set to Approve CEO Pay-Gap Disclosure Rule (WSJ)
- Greece wants full bailout, not bridge loan, ruling party says (Reuters)
- Stocks Rise Fueled by Strong European Corporate Earnings and Chinese Data (WSJ)
- JPMorgan Reclaims Place Among U.S.'s Top 10 Biggest Stocks (BBG)
- Eurozone retail sales fall sharply in June (MW)
"Moscow Must Burn": Ukraine's "Christian Taliban" Pledges Anti-Russian "Crusade"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/30/2015 16:05 -0500"I would like Ukraine to lead the crusades. Our mission is not only to kick out the occupiers, but also revenge. Moscow must burn."
The Company At The Center Of The Criminal Fed Leak Probe Was Just Sold
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/23/2015 13:32 -0500In the middle of the biggest criminal scandal involving the Fed, but also an FT-owned expert network (an FT which until today was owned by Pearson), the expert network known as Medley Global Advisors just changed its owners, from the FT/Pearson to Japan's Nikkei, in a transaction advised by Rothschild for the buyer and Goldman, Evercore and JPM for the seller.
Are The EU And Asia Turning A Blind Eye To Russian Sanctions?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/09/2015 13:13 -0500We previously questioned whether western sanctions imposed on Russia were being regularly breached by E.U. and Asian companies, noting that sanctions only work if all countries unite behind them. Now, only one year after being imposed, the sanctions are eroding as it seems that government and business policies are pulling in opposite directions. A U.S. State Dept. representative may have let the truth slip out recently when he noted, "if you tell us you’re going [to break a sanction], we’ll probably order you not to, but if you go and don’t tell us, we’ll probably do nothing."


