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Feb 26th, 2010 |
By Rob
Even after the TARP fund liquidity injections in the U.S. financial sector in 2008, the E.U. has decided to bail out one of it’s member states, Greece, from insolvency. How can this even be considered? Yes, the EU constitution is a whopping 7 years young and therefore demands a minuscule thread of adherence by member states,
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Posted in Europe, Geopolitics, Soap Box |
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Tags: bailout, bankrupt, Bond, bond market, deficit, Dominique-Strauss Kahn, economic woes, ETF, EU, European Union, federal deficit, free trade, Geitner, global economy, Goldman Sachs, Greece, Greek Bailout, GS, Hank Paulson, insolvency, italy, Macro Analysis, Obama, Paulson, portugal, Sarkozy, sovereign debt, spain, stock, stock market, systemic risk, trade, Zapatero
Feb 11th, 2010 |
By Rob
“That will never happen to this country.” – Timothy Geitner in response to suggestions that the U.S. Treasury may one day lose its Aaa credit rating. Perhaps inspired by Niall Ferguson’s dramatic Financial Times piece, “A Greek Crisis Coming To America“, we see today as a prime opportunity to recap our short U.S. Long Term
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Posted in Bonds, Europe, Market Synopsis, Trade Strategy, U.S. |
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Tags: bill, Bond, bond market, bond trader, bonds, Debt, Direxion, Direxion bear 3x 10 year treasury, easy money, economy, equities, ETN, Geitner, Greece, Greece Default, hidden gains, insolvency, inverse treasury ETF, losing ground, Obama, secret profit, stock market, T-bill, T-bond, Treasury, Treasury Bear ETF, Treasury Yield ETF, Treasury Yield ETN, TYO, U.S. Debt, winning trades
Jan 5th, 2010 |
By Rob
The Institute for Supply Chain Management surprised the world on Monday morning, as they announced the results of their manufacturing managers survey. The report is essentially a survey where every manager is asked to respond to his own experience. Each manager states whether they see conditions improving, deteriorating or remaining constant, with respect to thirteen main criteria. The December survey’s
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Posted in Industry Analysis, Manufacturing, Market Synopsis, U.S. |
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Tags: 10 year treasury, 2010 forecast, 2010 profits, ARM mortgages, Bill Gross, bond market, bonds, Construction spending, crude oil, Defaults, Economic Recovery, economics, equities, existing homes, GDP economy, Housing, housing permits, Housing Starts, ISM Manufacturing Index, Manufacturing at a Glance, Mortgage Defaluts, multi family housing, new home starts, oil, pending sales, PMI, recession, Robert Shiller, S&P 500, SDS, single family housing, SPX, SPY, stimulus, stock market, stocks, Sub Prime Mortgages, TNX, Treasury, TYO, U.S. economy, U.S. Government Spending, USO, WTI
