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LiveWire Economics Blog - April 3, 2008 10:08
The Credit Crisis Is Over
Hurrah and huzzah! The credit crisis is over, it’s all sorted, everything is fine and buying opportunities abound.
The interaction of new lending facilities- will yields rise?
The interaction of new lending facilities- will yields rise?
Gold Ticks Higher as European Inflation Soars
THE SPOT PRICE of physical gold bullion gave back half of an early 0.8% gain in London on Monday morning nearing the end of the first quarter almost 12% higher against the US Dollar.
Recession possible, but economists hopeful
The US government confirmed today (March 27) that the gross domestic product grew at a miniscule .6% during the fourth quarter of 2008. This matched previous analyst forecasts for the October through December quarter. Many economists will be watching closely during April, as the government issues its estimate for the first quarter 2008 GDP.
Moral Hazard, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Spiders and Margin requirements
Now if that title doesn’t cause Google bots to have a happy hour I don’t know what will? There is a lot of talk about moral hazard being assumed in the Markets, what with the intervention of the Fed with Bear Stearns, the Bank of England with Northern Rock and the Bundesbank with a whole […]
Existing home sales up, home prices down
The last few weeks have seen some big developments in housing and credit markets, which continue to fight an uphill battle. The Fed jumped in to assist JPMorgan in its buyout of Bear Stearns, which had been on the verge of bankruptcy. Markets were inspired initially by the news, but were even more enthused when […]
The Federal – Structured Investment Vehicle – Reserve LLC
So, in the end the Fed decided to copy Enron and become a Special Purpose Vehicle, more commonly known these days as a Structured Investment Vehicle. (SIV) The Fed has granted itself the ability to morph by expanding its short term lending and borrowing facilities to such an extent it is now the market.
Oil and gold drop sharply as dollar rises
Oil and gold continued their brief, but sharp declines on Thursday (March 20) as US stocks regained much of their Wednesday losses, and the dollar remained firm in the midst of its hiatus from its long-term downward fall. Oil had been on a relentless climb up until three days ago when it peaked at $111 […]
A Reply to John Mauldin’s Outside The Box – Let’s Get Real About Bear
I have been, and still am, a long time fan of John Mauldin (JM). I enjoy his take on the bigger picture, even if there are areas I disagree with, from time to time. Generally my disagreements are more to do with the severity of a particular problem or the benefits of a highlight. For […]
Fed makes markets move with .75 point rate cut
In spite of the fact that a deep rate cut was widely expected to come out of today’s (March 18) Fed meeting, financial markets of all kinds reacted with much exuberance to the .75 point rate cut announcement that came in the early afternoon. Stocks, which had been up already with anticipation (Dow well over […]
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