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Will this Manic Stock Market Rally End in Tears?
Will this Manic Stock Market Rally End in Tears? Can the stock market completely ignore these changes and keep powering higher on the fumes of Mario Draghi’s promises? Judging by October’s rocket launch, the stock market is back to where it should be, i.e. in rally mode. Yee-haw! All it took to keep the party going […]
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart “Things fall apart”is an apt sub-title for historians to apply to the first half of the 21st century. The phrase properly describes the collapse of the domestic and foreign policy of the United States. Further, it also is appropriate to describe the happenings in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Things fall apart describes the economy […]
Hobson’s Choice
Hobson’s Choice More than two months have passed since the August “flash crash.” Fragilities illuminated during that bout of market turmoil still reverberate. Sure, global markets have rallied back strongly. Bullish news, analysis and sentiment have followed suit, as they do. The poor bears have again been bullied into submission, as the punchy bulls have […]
Here’s What Happens When Central Banks Go Broke
Here’s What Happens When Central Banks Go Broke On Friday, in “Is Mario Draghi About To Go Full-Kuroda? RBS Says ECB Could Buy Stocks,” we took a closer look at what the ECB’s options are when it comes to implementing further easing measures come December. As a reminder, Mario Draghi telegraphed either another depo rate […]
Has The Market Trend Shifted From Bull To Bear?
Has The Market Trend Shifted From Bull To Bear? Why the recent volatility may mark a secular shift Emotions are running high for the investment community in the wake of recent market volatility. Up until August, we had been in the third longest period in market history without a 10% correction. Since then, stock indices […]
This Is Why It’s Going to Get Even Tougher
This Is Why It’s Going to Get Even Tougher The third quarter was tough for US corporations. Worse than the prior two quarters. They got waylaid by weak global demand and lack of pricing power. The easiest way to increase revenues and profits is to raise prices, so via inflation, but that strategy isn’t working […]
Breaking: China Cuts Interest Rate By 25 bps, Cuts RRR by 50 bps; Futures Soar; Fed December Rate Hike Back In Play
Breaking: China Cuts Interest Rate By 25 bps, Cuts RRR by 50 bps; Futures Soar; Fed December Rate Hike Back In Play Just two days ago, we noted that according to Citi’s Willem Buiter, there would be “Imminent Easing From Central Banks Of China, Australia, Japan And Europe.” Fast forward 48 hours when he is […]
Neither Bull nor Bear
Neither Bull nor Bear “Good Economic Management” vs. Larceny “Will you shut up?!” That is what we wanted to say this morning, here in Zurich, Switzerland. At the table next to us, a hedge fund promoter is working hard… “The value proposition… outside of the box… we’re only talking two points… we can dialogue about […]
The End of the World Has Already Begun
The End of the World Has Already Begun Disappearing Growth Nothing much to report from the stock market yesterday. Investors are regaining their calm. A few weeks ago, it looked as though the end of the world had begun. We are talking, of course, about the world in which credit, stocks, and central bank reputations […]
The World Hits Its Credit Limit, And The Debt Market Is Starting To Realize That
The World Hits Its Credit Limit, And The Debt Market Is Starting To Realize That One month ago, when looking at the dramatic change in the market landscape when the first cracks in the central planning facade became evident and it appeared that central banks are in the process of rapidly losing credibility, and the […]
Central bankers must have the courage to act before a crisis: Don Pittis
Central bankers must have the courage to act before a crisis: Don Pittis Are our bankers-in-chief always condemned to crisis management? Are central bankers always destined to be too late? This weekend, two of that august fraternity were strutting their stuff. Former U.S. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke was busy promoting his new book called The Courage to […]
Where Is the First Helicopter Drop of Money Likely to Land?
Where Is the First Helicopter Drop of Money Likely to Land? So what’s left in the toolbag of central banks and states to stimulate recessionary economies if QE has been discredited? The answer: Helicopter Money. We all know helicopter money of some kind is coming as the global economy spirals into recession. Quantitative Easing (QE)–the monetary stimulus of […]
