Frontrunning: October 7
Liberian Rubber Farm Becomes Sanctuary Against Ebola (WSJ)The World’s Most Powerful Central Banker: Janet Who? (BBG)Islamic State moves into south west of Syrian Kurdish town (Reuters)Waldorf to Be...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank's Shocking Admission: "QE In Europe Will Be Ineffective"
Via Deutsche Bank's George Saravelos,Euroglut: a new phase of global imbalancesThis report argues that both “secular stagnation” and “normalization” are incomplete frameworks for understanding the...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 8
Turkey says Syria town about to fall as Islamic State advances (Reuters)Only now? Growth worries grip stocks, oil (Reuters)Hong Kong Protest Leaders ‘Furious’ at Agenda for Talks (BBG)Earthquake...
View Article"Clueless", Reaccomodating Fed Spurs Epidemic Of Record Low Yields Around The...
“If it wasn’t obvious that Fed normalization was going to be difficult, it should be now. Risk assets don’t appear to be ready for significant removal of accommodation". - Deutsche Bank's Dominic...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 9
Five U.S. airports to screen for fever (Reuters)Danger, central banks trading with each other: Bipolar U.S. Stocks See Biggest Mood Swing in Three Years (BBG)Draghi Policies Blunted in Berlin as...
View ArticleSaxobank CIO On The End Of US Dominance
Authored by Steen Jakobsen, CIO Saxobank, via TradingFloor.com,Tensions and volatility inevitable as world redefines itselfChina and Russia forming powerful anti-US alliancePotential for geopolitics to...
View ArticleEuropean Inflation Expectations Collapse To New Record Lows
Despite all the 'promises', all the 'whatever it takes', all the jawboning... actions and words appear unable to shift the world away from its disinflationary spiral that Central Bankers are so afraid...
View ArticleThere Is No Mystery To Today's Selloff
There is no surprise to why stocks are selling off today.If anything, it was yesterday's surge that was quite shocking and caught everyone by surprise, paradoxically doing more damage to investor...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 13
Privately, Saudis tell oil market: get used to lower prices (Reuters)OPEC Members’ Rift Deepens Amid Falling Oil Prices (WSJ)Russia Spending $6 Billion Not Enough to Stop Ruble Rout on Oil...
View ArticleU.S. and UK Test Big Bank Collapse - Risk Of Bail-ins
U.S. and UK Test Big Bank Collapse - Risk Of Bail-insRegulators from the U.S. and the UK are in a “war room” today conducting financial war games to see if they can cope with fall-out when the next big...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 14
No Happy Ending for Investors in Central Bank Fairy Tale (BBG)Ebola Response Strains Hospitals (WSJ)Obama, foreign military chiefs, to thrash out Islamic State plans (Reuters)Draghi’s ‘Whatever It...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 15
M&A Bubble is bursting: AbbVie Says It Reconsiders Merger Pact With Shire (WSJ)Winner of bad headline timing award: Spinoffs Could Set Stage for Next Merger Wave (BBG) - and now wait for the...
View Article“Secret Scheme To Manipulate The Price Of Silver” - Lawsuits Against Banks...
“Secret Scheme To Manipulate The Price Of Silver” - Lawsuits Against Banks ProceedThe lawsuits against banks that alleges they engaged in a secret scheme to manipulate the price of silver bullion is...
View ArticleBut... Joe Lavorgna Said...
Wondering why once again everything is crashing? Here is all you need to know:“We’ve got the proverbial 800-pound gorilla -- the consumer,” said Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 17
Obama open to appointing Ebola 'czar', opposes travel ban (Reuters)Schools Close as Nurse’s Ebola Infection Ignites Concern (BBG)How the World's Top Health Body Allowed Ebola to Spiral Out of Control...
View ArticleDeflation Flirts With America
Submitted by Raul Ilargi Meijer via The Automatic Earth blog,Jack Allison Street scene, New York City Summer 1938 “When it becomes serious, you have to lie,” said brand-new EC head Jean-Claude Juncker...
View ArticleHandelsblatt: "Four German Banks On The Brink"
Several days ago we were confused why, out of the blue, a €1 billion loan BWIC appeared that was dumping German non-performing loans. After all, the whole point of the European "recovery" fable to date...
View ArticleThe 10 Things That Will Determine The Path Of Global Markets For The Rest Of...
Despite the 'sound and fury' from various Fed-Heads, the world - according to Deutsche Bank - faces 10 significant factors that will (one way or another) drive markets for the remainder of the year......
View ArticleThe Commodities Trading Cheat-Sheet
With commodity prices tumbling to 2009 lows, comprehending between the differing risks to Soybeans and Silver or Copper and Cocoa is crucial. Deutsche Bank has created just that 'cheat-sheet' - just...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 20
Stick to tapering and rates pledge, says Boston Fed chief (FT)Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds reinforce Kobani as U.S. drops arms to defenders (Reuters)Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, some leave...
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