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Something Smells Fishy
SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY It’s always interesting to see a long term chart that reflects your real life experiences. I bought my first home in 1990. It was a small townhouse and I paid $100k, put 10% down, and obtained a 9.875% mortgage. I was thrilled to get under 10%. Those were different times, when you […]
Get Ready for a “Zero Returns” World…
Get Ready for a “Zero Returns” World… Dear Diary, Where is that old and tattered “Crash Alert” flag? Many times since the start of the rally in US stocks in 2009, we hoisted it. And many times has it failed to give us a useful signal. But we will bring it out again, if a […]
Paul Singer Warns “The Consequences Of Monetary Manipulation Are Unknowable”
Paul Singer Warns “The Consequences Of Monetary Manipulation Are Unknowable” The world believes it is in a sweet spot. There is global consensus that central banks know what they are doing and are in control, and that if economies falter, a bigger dose of QE or ZIRP or NIRP (negative interest rate policy – we just […]
Australian dollar skids to six-year low after RBA shock
Australian dollar skids to six-year low after RBA shock (Reuters) – The Australian and New Zealand dollars weakened further in early trade in Europe on Tuesday after a sell-off following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s surprise decision to cut interest rates. The outlook for both Antipodean currencies has worsened in recent weeks with concerns about growth generating […]
More To Ruble’s Collapse Than Meets The Eye
More To Ruble’s Collapse Than Meets The Eye. The ruble is dying, and fast. In what is now being dubbed ‘Black Monday’ the ruble’s value to the dollar dropped nearly 15 percent. Tuesday brought no respite and the ruble fell another 10 percent. The ruble’s collapse follows a similar – though by no means as […]
Will Putin’s Next Step Be To Sell Gold? | Zero Hedge
Will Putin’s Next Step Be To Sell Gold? | Zero Hedge. “Russia is at a critical juncture and given the sanctions placed upon them and the rapid decline in oil prices, they may be forced to dip into their gold reserves, if it happens it will push gold lower.” That is what, according to some people Bloomberg has […]
Russia Shocks With Emergency Rate Hike, Boosts Interest Rate From 10.5% To 17%
Russia Shocks With Emergency Rate Hike, Boosts Interest Rate From 10.5% To 17% Following the biggest rout to the Ruble in ages, Russia – unlike Mario Draghi – instead of talking the talk decided to walk the bazooka walk and shocked all those long the USDRUB by unleashing an emergency rate hike (at 1 […]
Markets and reality disconnected » The Cobden Centre
Markets and reality disconnected » The Cobden Centre. The behaviour of financial markets these days is frankly divorced from reality, with value-investing banished. Markets have become distorted by Rumsfeld-knowns such as interest rate policy and “market guidance”, and Rumsfeld-unknowns such as undeclared market intervention by the authorities. On top of these distortions there is remote […]
