The “MARKET” will resolve to test the GRIT of traders and investors as the mysteries of politics and economics collide to make the daily lives of traders difficult, to say the least. In 2011, the markets left traders and various investors sleeping like babies as we were relegated to getting up every hour to cry. We must remember that the market’s “JOB” is to cause as much heartache and pain to as many people as possible as money seeks to attain a positive return Last year the market was in its full glory as it caused some of the world’s foremost global macro investors to be humbled in a capacity not seen since the credit market debacle of 1994-95. This year seems to be of a similar ilk as the travails of the EUROPEAN UNION will continue to weigh upon the flows of global capital.
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Notes From Underground: Let The Markets Reveal Their Resolutions
January 2, 2012Tags:BOJ, bond vigilantes, dollars, Euro, Europe, European Union, German bunds, Japanese yen, market, MOF, oil, repo, risk-off, risk-on, stocks, Treasury, UBS
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Notes From Underground: DSK HAS BAILED OUT THE PIIGS BUT CANNOT MAKE BAIL FOR HIMSELF (IRONY)
May 18, 2011The main story in the financial world is still about the indiscretions of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Many are making a great deal out of the fact that a major player in the European debt scene is now missing from the table. Yes, because of French domestic political considerations DSK has thrown himself into the Greece et. al. debt resolution scheme of which he is deemed a significant actor. Though, it’s highly doubtful that he is the only person with enough clout to bring the financial weight of the IMF to bear. Europe’s leaders will not allow this situation to further deteriorate because of one person being removed from negotiations for there is far too much at risk.
Tags:Bernanke, bonds, Capacity Utilization, dollar strength, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Equities, France, Gold, housing starts and permits, IMF, industrial production, metals, notes, portfolio balance channel, risk-off, SPS
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