Frontrunning: February 3
Emerging-Market Rout Seen Enduring on Low Real Rates (BBG)After rocky January, markets eye data and central banks (Reuters)Europe will feel the pain of emerging markets (FT)Lloyds delays dividend...
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Frustrated by Karzai, U.S. Shifts Afghanistan Exit Plans (WSJ)Yellen Testimony Guide From Payrolls Report to Emerging Markets (BBG)Gold hits three-month high, shares up ahead of Yellen...
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Comcast Agrees to Buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 Billion (BBG)Italian leadership squabble weighs as shares halt hot run (Reuters)Russia says Syria aid draft could open door to military action...
View ArticleFrontrunning: March 3
Russian markets hit as Putin tightens grip on Crimea (Reuters)Ukraine Sees More Russian Incursions as Standoff Worsens (BBG)Ukraine Crisis Roils Global Markets (WSJ)Cold War Ghosts Haunt East Europe in...
View ArticlePIMCO To Buy Billions In European Toxic Debt
Earlier today we were surprised when none other than uber central-planning skeptic, not to mention bond fund manager, Bill Gross threw in the towel and in his latest letter advocated the purchase of...
View ArticleDavid Stockman On Yellenomics And The Folly Of Free Money
Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog,The Fed and the other major central banks have been planting time bombs all over the global financial system for years, but especially since their...
View ArticleFrontrunning: March 26
One-Ship Ukraine Navy Defies Russia to the End (WSJ)Crimea-Induced Trading Surge Stokes Moscow Exchange Rally (BBG)Moscow says Ukraine stops Russian crews disembarking in Kiev (Reuters)New images show...
View ArticleFrontrunning: April 3
Russia says expects answers on NATO troops in eastern Europe (Reuters)Dealers say GM customer anxiety rising, sales may take hit (Reuters)China Unveils Mini-Stimulus Measure (WSJ)Londoners Priced Out...
View ArticlePut This Guy In Charge Of The SEC
Yesterday, a retiring 38-year veteran trial lawyer's remarks shone a brighter light on the farce that the SEC has become in recent years. The SEC has become “an agency that polices the broken windows...
View ArticleFrontrunning: April 25
Russia raises interest rates to 7.5% (FT)Shanghai to Allow Raw Material Exchanges in Trade Zone (BBG)US, Japan Fail to Clinch Trade Deal (WSJ)'We don't have a magic wand', says ECB's Constancio...
View ArticleThe Biggest Ever LBO Is Now Officially The Biggest Non-Financial Bankruptcy...
The bankruptcy of Energy Future Holdings, aka TXU, aka the largest LBO ever has been long in coming. As we previewed it most recently in September of last year, "if there was one deal that epitomized...
View ArticleFrontrunning: May 12
Hillary and Me: The 2008 campaign was a nightmare. Will 2016 be as bad? (Politico)What Timothy Geithner Really Thinks (NYT)Rebels declare victory in east Ukraine self-rule vote (Reuters)Race for AIG's...
View ArticleFrontrunning: May 13
EU Court: Google Must Remove Certain Links on Request (WSJ)... people have right to be forgotten on Internet (Reuters)Harsh weather: German Investor Confidence Drops for Fifth Straight Month (BBG)More...
View ArticleFrontrunning: May 19
Qatar Bank: Deutsche Bank to raise $11 bln with help from Qatar (Reuters)AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer's take-it-or-leave-it offer (Reuters)China Home-Price Growth Slowdown Spreads as Sellers Discount...
View ArticleHere Come The Bilderbergs: The Complete 2014 Cast And Host Nation Breakdown
The only thing more ominous for the world than a Fed raising interest rates is a Bilderberg Group meeting. The concentration of politicians and business leaders has meant the organisation, founded at...
View ArticleFrontrunning: June 2
Unstoppable $100 Trillion Bond Market Renders Models Useless (BBG)Afghan president fumes at prisoner deal made behind his back (Reuters)Spain to Unveil $8.6 Billion Stimulus Package (AP)Obama to Urge...
View ArticleFrontrunning: June 3
At least 74 dead in crashes similar to those GM linked to faulty switches (Reuters)Obama Calls for $1 Billion Europe Security Fund; Will Increase U.S. Military Presence in Eastern Europe (WSJ)Euro...
View ArticleDid the Regulators Just Ring the Bell on the Deal making Spree of 2009-2014
Most analysts miss major changes in the financial system. The reason for this is that they only look at the economic data for signs of what’s happening. If you’re looking for a competitive edge in your...
View ArticleFrontrunning: June 24
The Kerry Konfusion Kontinues: Kerry urges Kurds to save Iraq from collapse (Reuters)Abe Unveils Japan’s New Growth Strategy (WSJ)Because the recovery: Avon to Cut 600 Jobs as CEO McCoy Seeks to Trim...
View ArticleHow A Few Wall-Street Backed Firms Manipulate The Entire US Housing Market
Wolf Richter www.testosteronepit.com www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichterPrivate equity firms are the ultimate smart money on Wall Street; they know how to wring out the last dime from their own...
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