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Frontrunning: January 8
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/08/2016 07:49 -0500- U.S. jobs market seen fairly healthy despite slowing economy (Reuters)
- China State Funds Said to Buy More Shares After Market Rout (BBG)
- Global Stocks Gain Some Respite (WSJ)
- U.S. Jobs Data Take on Added Importance With Markets in Turmoil (BBG)
- GOP Health Plans Are Works in Progress (WSJ)
- For economy czar of crisis-hit Venezuela, inflation 'does not exist' (Reuters)
Perfect Storm!?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 17:20 -0500One of the (many) fascinating things about this latest global financial crisis is that there’s no single catalyst. Unlike 2008 when the carnage could be traced back to US subprime housing, or 2000 when tech stocks crashed and pulled down everything else, this time around a whole bunch of seemingly-unrelated things are unraveling all at once.
Global Stocks Crash After Spiraling Chinese Devaluation Unleashes Worldwide Chaos And Selling
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 07:34 -0500- Apple
- Australia
- B+
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bitcoin
- Bond
- Brazil
- China
- Circuit Breakers
- Consumer Confidence
- Continuing Claims
- Copper
- CPI
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- Equity Markets
- fixed
- France
- George Soros
- Germany
- headlines
- High Yield
- Hong Kong
- Initial Jobless Claims
- Italy
- Japan
- KIM
- Kyle Bass
- Kyle Bass
- Market Conditions
- Middle East
- Monetary Policy
- Natural Gas
- Netherlands
- Nikkei
- None
- North Korea
- Oklahoma
- OPEC
- RANSquawk
- San Francisco Fed
- Saudi Arabia
- Shenzhen
- Standard Chartered
- Trade Balance
- Trade Deficit
- Unemployment
- Volatility
- Wells Fargo
- World Bank
- Yen
- Yuan
Once China set the Yuan fixing some 0.5% lower, the biggest drop since the August devaluation, all hell broke loose and unleashed a global selling panic after China's stock market was promptly shut down less than 30 minutes into trading, then European shares dropped the most in more than 4 months as Asian equities plunges, as did US stock futures, the dollar weakened against the euro and the yen; crude plunged to fresh 12 year lows. Gold rose.
Sudden Massive Buyer Appears As Apple Breaks $100
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 15:09 -0500Is Tim Cook in the house? Or is The SNB doubling down?
Apple Tumbles To ETFlash Crash Levels, Saved (For Now) By Another Tim Cook Hail Mary Announcement
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 09:10 -0500Apple's shares broke below $100 in pre-market trading as analyst downgrades and further component producer outlook reductions weighed heavily on the "no brainer." It appears increasingly likely that Tim Cook's "rescue" email to Cramer on August was perhaps not the entire truth.. and the market is trading back to levels it first crossed in August 2014 (i.e. unchanged in 16 months). Of course, amid this carnage this morning, AAPL attempted to save the day and issued a quick statement proclaiming January 1st as the biggest App Store spending day in history... for now the stock is not excited about that.
Frontrunning: January 6
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 07:40 -0500- Obama, wiping tears, makes new push to tighten gun rules (Reuters)
- Global stocks hit by China worries, North Korea nuclear test (Reuters)
- Oil hits 11-year low, Saudi-Iran row cuts chances of output restraint (Reuters)
- North Korea says successfully conducts first H-bomb test (Reuters)
- Valeant Planning to Appoint New Leader as CEO Remains Hospitalized (WSJ)
- Treasuries Extend 2016 Winning Start With Growth Outlook Clouded (BBG)
The Carnage Returns: Stocks Tumble After Sharp Chinese Devaluation; Brent At 2004 Lows; Gold Surges
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 06:55 -0500- Apple
- Bank of Japan
- Bear Market
- Bond
- China
- Citigroup
- Consumer Confidence
- Copper
- CPI
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- France
- Germany
- headlines
- High Yield
- Holiday Cheer
- Hong Kong
- Italy
- Japan
- Jim Reid
- Kyle Bass
- Kyle Bass
- Markit
- Middle East
- NASDAQ
- Nasdaq 100
- Nikkei
- North Korea
- Price Action
- RANSquawk
- Reuters
- Shenzhen
- Trade Balance
- Unemployment
- Wall Street Journal
- Yen
- Yuan
Before we go into details of the overnight carnage, this is where we stand currently: S&P futures now down 33 points or 1.63% while 2Y Treasury rallies pushing its yield back below 1% as EU stocks extend their drop after China weakened its currency, North Korea says it tested a hydrogen bomb; Brent crude falls to lowest level since 2004.
Apple Plunges After Nikkei Reports iPhone Production Cuts Up To 30%
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/05/2016 12:11 -0500Yesterday's miraculous dip-buying in Apple stock has been erased as yet another wourse raises concerns about iPhone production:
*APPLE MAY CUT IPHONE 6S, 6S PLUS PRODUCTION BY ~30%: NIKKEI
The stock is down 2.5% on the news. Time to unleash moar buybacks!!
The Big Short is a Great Movie, But...
Submitted by rcwhalen on 01/05/2016 11:00 -0500- Alan Greenspan
- Apple
- Arthur Levitt
- Bear Stearns
- Bond
- CDS
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Corruption
- Countrywide
- Credit Default Swaps
- default
- Federal Reserve
- Gretchen Morgenson
- Housing Market
- Institutional Investors
- Lehman
- Lehman Brothers
- Market Share
- Meltdown
- Michael Lewis
- Morgan Stanley
- Mortgage Loans
- NASDAQ
- New Century
- New York Stock Exchange
- None
- OTC
- OTC Derivatives
- program trading
- Program Trading
- Subprime Mortgages
- Wachovia
- Washington Mutual
Derivatives like credit default swaps turned a mere bubble in the US housing market into a global financial catastrophe...
Jailhouse Diary Of A Libor Manipulation Scapegoat
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/04/2016 18:00 -0500"It was over. The guard led me into a room daubed in graffiti, with the faint smell of cigarettes and urine. He allowed me to use the toilet, but it had no door – the days of privacy and dignity were over. A plastic toilet with no seat. I couldn’t really comprehend it."
Late-Day Buying Panic Saves Stocks From Worst Start To January In 84 Years
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/04/2016 17:33 -0500The Movies Are Becoming Just Like The Markets: A Handful Of Blockbusters And Tons Of Losers
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/03/2016 20:41 -0500As go the markets, so go the movies. According to the WSJ, Hollywood just had its biggest-ever year at the box office in 2015, collecting $11.1 billion in ticket sales, up 7% from the previous year and surpassing the record of $10.92 billion set in 2013. All of the growth, however, occurred at the top of the heap, or in other words, 2015 was a record year "thanks to a handful of blockbusters that left a whole lot of duds in the dust." In other words, just like in the stock market, a record high portion of Hollywood "gains", or rather box office ticket sales, came from just five movies.
The Battle Between Manufacturing And Services
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/03/2016 14:00 -0500As we start the new year, there is a debate raging within the market. No the debate isn’t whether there is weakness in the manufacturing economy, that is taken as a given, especially after Friday’s awful Chicago Purchasing Manager number of 42.9. Instead, the debate boils down to this: 'bears' believe the manufacturing economy and the service economy act in conjunction with each other – that one cannot turn, without the other; 'bulls' view each segment of the economy as relatively independent and they highlight the size of the service economy relative to the manufacturing. The answer lies in the missing cog - the 'wealth' economy.
ISIS: The 'Enemy' The US Created, Armed, & Funded
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/02/2016 22:00 -0500To delve into Daesh’s convoluted money trail, one must first explore its equally convoluted origins. And in both areas, the role of the U.S. and its allies can not be ignored.





