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Frontrunning: May 24
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/24/2013 07:31 -0400- Activist Shareholder
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- The deeper agenda behind "Abenomics" (Reuters)
- BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda promises to stabilise bond market (FT)
- Obama Sees Sunset on Sept. 11 War Powers in Drone Limits (BBG)
- Lower CPMs for everyone: FTC Begins Probe of Google's Display-Ad Business (WSJ)
- Apple’s Tax Magic Leaves Irish Bondholders Unmoved (BBG)
- Asia Goes on a Debt Binge as Much of World Sobers Up (WSJ)
- All hail Gazpromia: UK gas supply six hours from running out in March (FT)
- Spain’s banks face €10bn more provisions (FT) ... and then more, and more, and more
- Truck strike may have caused Washington state bridge collapse, officials says (Reuters)
- P&G Says A.G. Lafley Rejoins as Chairman, CEO (BBG)
- Five Key Things About the SAC Insider Case (BBG)
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China's Bird Flu Goes Airborne
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2013 21:12 -0400
As if China was not suffering enough from a slumping economy, the South China Morning Post now reports that the H7N9 'bird flu' virus that has infected 131 people (and killed 36) so far can be transmitted not only by close contact but by airborne exposure. Domestic reports suggest the virus appears to be brought under control largely through restrictions at bird markets but the team at the University of Hong Kong has also found that pigs can be infected (cue 'when pigs can fly' pun). The findings suggest that there may be many more cases that have been detected or reported since "people may be transmitting the virus before they know they've even got it."
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All I Want For Christmas Is The S&P (The Las Vegas Period)
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2013 20:41 -0400
We are approaching a critical point (again) in the “battle royal” between the forces of inflation and deflation. Deflationary forces are threatening to overwhelm the reflationary push-back of the world’s central banks - although this is not reflected in most equity markets (especially the US). Open-ended QE was only announced by the Fed last Autumn, but the impact on (market-based) inflation expectations plateaued within months and has started turning down. A decision to taper QE would obviously be negative for equities in the absence of a sufficiently strong offsetting improvement in economic fundamentals – which is difficult to envisage right now.
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The Biggest Market Sell-Offs in History
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 05/23/2013 12:57 -0400The Nikkei dropped by 7.3% at the end of the day and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped by 2.5%. Shanghai maintained a moderate fall at just 1.2% (if you believe that data now!). The Asian markets are down.
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The Bronze Swan Arrives: Is The End Of Copper Financing China's "Lehman Event"?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2013 10:06 -0400
In all the hoopla over Japan's stock market crash and China's PMI miss last night, the biggest news of the day was largely ignored: copper, and the fact that copper's ubiquitous arbitrage and rehypothecation role in China's economy through the use of Chinese Copper Financing Deals (CCFD) is coming to an end.
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Frontrunning: May 23
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2013 07:44 -0400- AIG
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- Global shares sink, following 7.3 percent drop in Japan's Nikkei (Reuters)
- When all fails, pull a Kevin Bacon: Japan Economy Chief Warns Against Panic Over Stock Sell-Off (BBG)
- White House Feeds IRS Frenzy by Revising Accounts (BBG)
- In any scandal, lying to Congress is tough to prove (Reuters)
- Debt limit resets at higher level, budget impasse grinds on (Reuters)
- China factory data to test political calculations (FT)
- European Leaders Saying No to Austerity (BBG)
- And yet, nobody wants in anymore: Iceland’s new coalition government suspends EU accession talks (FT)
- Oil Manipulation Inquiry Shows EU’s Hammer After Libor (BBG)
- The Fed Squeezes the Shadow-Banking System (WSJ)
- Diamond Said to Weigh Backing Barclays Alumni in Venture (BBG)
- Spain’s Private Jets Disappearing as Tycoons Cut Flights (BBG)
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What Has Happened So Far
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2013 07:21 -0400- Ben Bernanke
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- Bill Dudley
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- China
- Copper
- Crude
- Deutsche Bank
- European Central Bank
- Fail
- Gross Domestic Product
- High Yield
- Markit
- Monetary Policy
- New Home Sales
- Nikkei
- Quantitative Easing
- Real estate
- recovery
- Short-Term Gains
- Testimony
- United Kingdom
- Volatility
Once again: The FOMC minutes had nothing to do with overnight's events, especially since both Ben Bernanke and Bill Dudley made it very clear previously that for any tapering to occur (and which is supposedly bullish according to David Tepper, who may finally be done selling to momentum chasers) if ever, the economy would have to be be stronger (which is of course a paradox because it is the Fed's QE that is making the economy weaker). If anything, the minutes reminded us that there is a mutiny in the FOMC with finally someone having the guts to say on the record that Bernanke is blowing a bubble - something never seen before on the official FOMC record. And after all, the Nikkei opened way up, not down. It was only after the realization of what soaring bond yields mean for, wait for it, stocks (despite central planner promises that it is soaring bond yields that are a good thing - turns out, they aren't) that the sell-off really started. That, and of course copper, and the end of the Chinese Copper Financing Deals arrangement that has been China's illicit cross-asset rehypothecation scheme for years (more shortly). So in a nutshell, here is what has transpired so far, courtesy of Bloomberg.
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Japan Stock Market Crash Leads To Global Sell Off
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2013 06:51 -0400Yesterday afternoon, following the rout in the US stock market, we made a spurious preview of the true main event: "So selloff in JGBs tonight?" We had no idea how right we would be because the second Japan opened, its bond futures market was halted on a circuit breaker as the 10 Year bond plunged to their lowest level since early 2012, hitting 1% and leading to massive Mark to Market losses for Japanese banks, as we also warned would happen. That was just the beginning, and suddenly the realization crept in that the plunging yen at this point is not only negative for banks, but for the entire stock market, leading to what until that point was a solid up session for the Nikkei to the first rumblings of a ris-off. Shortly thereafter we got the distraction of the Chinese Mfg PMI which dropped into contraction territory for the first time since late 2012, and which set the mood decidedly risk-offish, although the real catalyst may have been a report on copper from Goldman's Roger Yan (which we will cover in depth shortly) and whose implications may be stunning and devastating and may have just popped the Chinese credit bubble (oh, btw, short copper). And then all hell broke loose, with the Nikkei first rising solidly and then something snapping loud and clear, and sending the index crashing a massive 1,143 an intraday swing of 9% high to low, leading to an over 200 pips move lower in the USDJPY, and leading to a global risk off across the world.
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Chinese Economy Enters Contraction With First Sub-50 PMI Print Since October
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/22/2013 22:04 -0400
For the first time since October 2012, HSBC's China PMI (Flash) printed at a sub-50 level (49.6) missing expectations (50.4) quite notably. This is the worst two-month drop in 17 months. This is problematic for the PBoC who are being arbitraged left, right, and center and know that any stimulus will merely serve to exacerbate the problems they face (as we noted here that China simply cannot function with 'moderate' growth). Every one of the main index's 11 sub-indices is signaling 'problems' - from slower rates of output, slower new orders, employment dropping at a faster rate, stocks rising, and output prices falling. As HSBC notes, "The cooling manufacturing activities in May reflected slower domestic demand and ongoing external headwinds. A sequential slowdown is likely in the middle of 2Q, casting downside risk to China’s fragile growth recovery." Of course, none of this should come as any surprise to ZH readers - as we noted here, Chinese power consumption grew at its slowest rate since May 2009.
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They Better Pray There Is No Short Squeeze...
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/22/2013 21:33 -0400
Well, they've finally done it.
As the following chart of the day from Bloomberg shows, as of this week, hedge funds have made "the biggest bet ever" against gold by taking Comex gold shorts to all time highs.
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"We Are Experiencing More Than Just A 'Soft Patch'"
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/22/2013 16:57 -0400
"The economy is amazing right now - employment is recovering, innovation is going and housing is reviving. What's not to love?" This was a statement we heard in the media to justify the recent rise in the stock market. However, back in the real world, what is clear from the two composite indexes is that the broad economy, and by extension underlying employment, has clearly peaked and has began to weaken. This is well within the context of historical trends and time frames. While the mainstream analysts and economists continue to have optimistic views for a resurgence in economic activity by years end the current data trends, both globally and domestically, suggest otherwise.
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Hyperinflation – 10 Worst Cases
Submitted by Pivotfarm on 05/22/2013 13:02 -0400Inflation is hot property today, hyperinflation is even hotter! We think we are modern, contemporary, smart and ready to deal with anything. We’ve got that seen-it-all-before, been-there-done-it attitude. But, we are not a patch on what some countries have been through in the worst cases of hyperinflation in history.
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Microsoft To Hire Thousands... In China
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/22/2013 11:09 -0400Perhaps the best answer to the question posed to Bernanke moments ago whether US unemployment is structural or cyclical comes courtesy of Microsoft, which announced earlier that it was set to hire "several thousand" workers. Sadly, the catch is that the hires will be in China.
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China Platinum Imports Rise – Bullish Platinum and Palladium Fundamentals
Submitted by GoldCore on 05/22/2013 11:01 -0400The fundamentals of the platinum and palladium markets are beginning to receive market attention and not before time. The positive supply demand dynamics are leading to increased investment demand as seen in the ETF data and Chinese demand rising again due to both industrial and jewellery demand.
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The Macro Story as Told by Gold, Copper and Oil
Submitted by EconMatters on 05/22/2013 07:47 -0400Unless there's a shock to the system when people start seeking safety, there's not much upside momentum for gold.
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