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Sep 2 - Dow Sinks Over 400 Points as Weak China Data Batter U.S. Stocks
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 09/01/2015 16:41 -0500News That Matters
Sep 1 - Global Stocks Extend On Rout
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/31/2015 16:39 -0500News That Matters
Aug 31 - Fed Mester: US Economy Can Support Rate Increase
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/31/2015 03:44 -0500News That Matters
Fed Kocherlakota: 2015 Rate Rise Not Appropriate, Open To More Stimulus
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/28/2015 14:57 -0500News That Matters
How Investors Respond To A Market Crash
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/28/2015 14:08 -0500In the midst of turmoil among asset classes, investors tend to make irrational decisions, such as panicking and liquidating at inopportune times. Nobel Prize-winning Psychologist Daniel Kahneman helps explain ill-conceived reactions to the market with his concept of loss aversion. That’s the fear and feelings of loss surpass the joy one may receive from a similarly sized potential gain. In order to frame this discussion of volatility, we dug up old surveys of institutional and individual investors that recorded their responses to the 1987 market crash
Aug 28 - Fed George: Prepared for Rate Hike, Despite Selloff
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/27/2015 18:28 -0500News That Matters
Fed Dudley: We Are A Long Way From More QE
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/26/2015 16:12 -0500News That Matters
Aug 26 - Turnaround Tuesday as China Cuts Rates
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/25/2015 17:08 -0500News That Matters
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Cutting Through The HFT Lies: What Really Happened During The Flash Crash Of August 24, 2015
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/25/2015 16:32 -0500One of the fallacies being propagated about yesterday's flash crash, is that somehow HFTs came riding in as noble white knights and rescued the market from a collapse instead of actually causing it. This particular lie is worth a few quick observations and explanations of what really happened.
Everyone Has A Plan Until...
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/25/2015 13:30 -0500Every Federal Reserve Chair since 1979 has faced a notable challenge in the first 12-20 months of their tenure – something akin to capital markets “Bullies” hazing the new kid at school. Paul Volcker had the 1979-1980 Iranian oil shock/recession, Alan Greenspan the 1987 Stock Market Crash, and Ben Bernanke the 2007 Financial Crisis. Their responses shaped market perceptions about Federal Reserve priorities and set the stage for the remainder of their tenures, from Inflation-Fighting Volcker to Save-the-World Bernanke. Now, it is Chair Yellen’s turn...
Aug 25 - China Bloodbath Rattles Global Markets
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/24/2015 19:54 -0500News That Matters
The Stunning Comparisons Between The "Flash Crash" Of August 24, 2015 And May 6, 2010
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/24/2015 19:43 -0500So to be technically accurate, what happened in May 2010 was one marketwide flash crash, while today we had a market paralysis which was the direct result of countless isolated mini flash crashes, all of which precipitated the market from failing for the first 30 minutes of trading.
Aug 24 - Chinese Crisis Premature? Black Monday
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/24/2015 07:38 -0500And News That Matters
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The Stock Market Is In Trouble – How Bad Can It Get?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/21/2015 14:16 -0500Even if it is short term oversold, this is actually a quite dangerous market – caveat emptor, as they say.
Aug 21 - Greek PM Tsipras Resigns, Calls Snap Elections
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 08/20/2015 17:14 -0500News That Matters...
