Posts Tagged ‘Dijsselbloem’
October 13, 2016
Back from the spiritual cleanse and I chatted with Mr. Santelli today about volatility as the prairie fires of global politics causes great angst and HEADWINDS for markets. There was nothing new for readers of Notes From Underground as we have weighed and measured many of the issues plaguing the global markets. In this post, I want to call attention to a couple of pieces that appeared in the press Monday night and Tuesday morning. The front page of Tuesday’s Financial Times had a story, “Deutsche Received Special Treatment In The EU Stress Tests Via ECB Concession.”
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Tags:Deutsche Bank, Dijsselbloem, ECB, EU, Hollande, Juncker, Merkel
Posted in Deutsche Bank, ECB, Europe | 12 Comments »
March 31, 2013
I make a distinct reference to the CASH HIGH S&Ps versus the S&P FUTURES has made an all-time high. According to the CQG charts, the all-time high in the S&P futures front month is 1586.75 and the high daily close is 1576.25. The CASH high is 1576.09 and the previous high CASH daily close was 1565.15, which was surpassed on Friday’s close. Here is a significant chart that shows the important difference between Friday’s close and the last record high close of October 9, 2007.
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Tags:2/10 yield curve, Christine Lagarde, Cyprus, Dijsselbloem, ECB, EU, FOMC, IMF, OMT, S&P
Posted in Cyprus, ECB, Equity, Europe, Fed, United States | 3 Comments »
March 25, 2013
It made little sense to blog about Cyprus last night because the initial news release was so vapid it was of little use. Those who perceived a risk-on based “settlement ” proved to be disappointed this morning. Long before Dutch Finance Minister Dijsselbloem opened his mouth, the euro and its various correlated trades were in a turnaround from last night’s movement. Mr. Dijsselbloem also serves as the head of the ECOFIN (European Finance Ministers) so his voice carried more weight than the usually opining of a podium-addicted eurocrat. It seems that the ECOFIN honcho made it known that the severe punishment of investors and depositors in Cyprus was to serve as the TEMPLATE for all future European banking insolvencies. The stern tone of the message sent global equities lower and the DOLLAR and any currency not in Europe, rallying.
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Tags:Dijsselbloem, Dollar, ECB, Euro, Mario Draghi, moral hazard, OMT, QE
Posted in Cyprus, Europe | 6 Comments »
