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Scheduled Events Calendar for September 8 - 12
Below is a Consolidated Summary of Scheduled News Events that I am watching for the "Week Ahead". Note: All times are listed in US Eastern Time Zone and there are other scheduled events that I may not have listed. ...
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Fannie And Freddie Bailout: Initial Thoughts On Firing The Bazooka
Treasury Secretary Paulson has used the bazooka. Instead of dealing with uncertainty, hated by the market, there is now a plan in place. What does it mean? Initial Thoughts. This plan will require study by all — including...
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US Government Is Broke: Fannie And Freddie May Be The Last Great ...
This is just simply tough, this business of unwinding the radically leveraged bets of unregulated financial institutions - investments banks and hedge funds - and the unregulated bets of radically leveraged institutions -...
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One Of Many Scams Our ‘Leadership’ Is Currently Involved With
When I turned on my computer and saw that equity traders had driven S&P futures sharply higher in Sunday night trading on the heels of today’s Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac “rescue,” I immediately thought of the following...
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Watch Smart Funds On Their Long Bond Position
Further to my last post which shows that smart funds are long the commodity trade (inflation) and long the US long bond trade (dis-inflation), a further word of explanation seems to be in order. I believe that the key macro view ...
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ETF Update: Back To The Home Builders
Sometimes the news moves faster than the system. The announcement this weekend of the Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) bailout will change prospects for the overall market as well as specific sectors. ...
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International ETFs Are Appealing, But Diversification Is Key
Until recently, foreign stocks have outperformed US markets, but when considering exchange traded funds (ETFs), global diversification remains essential. According to the Mole for CNN Money, US stock funds have earned only 82% from...
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Commodities Market Summary For The Week Ending September 7, 2008
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Fannie/Freddie Rescue: US Government Changes The Meaning Of ‘Free ...
US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has once again shown to us that his definition of a ‘free market’ is not the same as ours. In his view, a ‘free market’ means doing what he wants in order to protect the...
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Fannie/Freddie - The Largest Fraud Story In History
I don’t have time to write this up right now but I urge all of you to read this. Every word. Right now. This entire Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) story is not what it seems. It not a ‘bailout’ by the Gov’t trying to be ... ...
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The Number Of Overnight Gaps Filled Intraday For The Dow Jones In ...
Wow - August was another month with a high percentage of overnight gaps, but let’s see how many of these overnight gaps in the Dow Jones (^DJI) were filled intraday. I define a gap as being an open that is at least $0.20...
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Forex Trading News: USDCAD Building Permit up 1.8%. Higher than ...
The Canada Building Permits were up 1.8% versus expectations of down 1.8%. The gain was attributed to a rise in multi family dwellings. Residential increased by 2.7% while non residential increased by 0.6%. ...
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Forex Trading: EURUSD breaking through the 100 week moving average
The EURUSD is moving through the 100 week moving average at the 1.4208. Granted it really does not kick in officially until the end of the week. However, longer term systematic trading programs may short with stops above. ... ...
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Japanese Confidence Slides to 7 Year Low, Bankruptcies Increase
Airelon: No change - just watching the markets reaction - that's what's important ...
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Euro And Pound Drop On Declining Investor Confidence and Easing Inflation; GSE's Takeover Sparks Mixed Reaction.
The Euro failed to break support at 1.4200 again after a drop in investor confidence. Concern generated by the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac takeover would...
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