It is a misnomer to think of the rate hike in terms of only being 25 basis points; on a percentage basis of the current effective Fed Funds Rate is what matters, and why this rate hike will have a meaningful impact on cross asset fund flows.
Momentum works both directions, and after a run that Amazon has gone on since the financial crisis, it is going to get real nasty for any bag holders in this stock on the way down.
With over $42 Billion in Debt, a $50 oil price, and a 4% dividend this company is mismanaging capital right now trying to prop up the stock in the short term versus prudent fiscal management for the long term.
We compare Germany and South Korea`s Business Development Strategy versus the United States - and how important top down leadership is in cultivating a strategic vision for a country`s growth prospects.
On Friday Janet Yellen gave the go ahead to rate hikes, and this change in Monetary Policy (Tightening) in not currently priced into financial markets.
If you are going to offer a product or service, basic competency is a must, especially as an investment vehicle as it is hard enough to just get the direction right of an asset, an investor doesn`t need the additional stress of having the investment instrument itself being flawed.
A lot of analysts think that $50 a barrel oil is as good as it gets for 2016, we think there is a substantial short squeeze coming in the oil market as we take out $54 a barrel over the coming months.
This isn`t the first time Goldman Sachs has tried to hide behind the notion of a "Chinese Wall" in a defense against an apparent conflict of interests.
Kyle Bass focuses much of his commentary on what`s going on in China, and in actuality the Fed has been the biggest driver of price in this trade so far the past year.
