Friday, November 20th, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘ Libor ’

Oops, Did I Say That Out Loud?

Sep 24th, 2009 | By Chuck Butler | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

A Wild and Wacky Wednesday…FOMC leave stimulus and QE in place…Will G-20 try to throw cold water on commodities? GATA receives a letter from the Fed…And Now… Today’s Pfennig



China Curbs Bank Lending but Vows to Keep Liquidity High

Aug 27th, 2009 | By Don Miller | Category: Emerging Markets

Beijing continued a delicate balancing act yesterday (Wednesday), vowing to keep stoking its economy with funding from its $787 billion stimulus program even as it implements new controls on bank lending.



Narrowing Spreads Point to Credit Market Defrosting

May 21st, 2009 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Notes From the Investment Underground

Banks are starting to trust each other more. The three-month Libor – which sets the borrowing cost of $360 trillion in financial products – dropped the most in four months on Monday.



The End of the Credit Crisis?

May 20th, 2009 | By Ian Mathias | Category: Politics & Economics

Rejoice! The credit crisis is over. Sort of… maybe.



And Then There’s This…Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

May 19th, 2009 | By Ed Steer | Category: Financial News

Well, with the US$ down a half a cent, and decent gains in both platinum and palladium, you have to be pretty much brain dead not to have seen the footprints of the Gold Cartel in the gold and silver markets yesterday.



Global Investment News Briefs Wednesday April 15, 2009

Apr 15th, 2009 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

Goldman Raises $5 Billion to Repay TARP; Cost Cutting Will Save Royal Phillips $664 Million; Johnson & Johnson Earnings Saved By Cost Cuts; Singapore Forecasts 6%-9% 2009 Decline; Discover to Cut 500 Jobs; LIBOR Rate Dropping Fast; Coal Prices to Stay Low in 2009; Madoff Firm Files Bankruptcy



Why Corporate Bonds Could Be The New ‘Safe Haven’ In 2009

Dec 29th, 2008 | By Eric Roseman | Category: Politics & Economics

Given the implicit government guarantees, Eric Roseman says it is likely that investors will soon start to switch from low-yielding Treasury bonds to high-grade corporate debt. The Fed’s balance sheet is now polluted by the toxic debt it has taken on from banks. And demand for Treasuries will not keep pace with the deluge of supply in the coming year. Eric says this could make investment grade corporate debt the new safe haven in bonds in 2009.



Three Ways to Know When the Credit Crisis Hits Bottom

Dec 8th, 2008 | By Keith Fitz-Gerald | Category: Financial News, Politics & Economics

There is a growing body of data that suggests banks have recognized only a fraction of the overall potential losses – approximately $50 billion to $75 billion so far on subprime debt alone. And a variety of estimates suggest that total subprime losses may be more than $300 billion before we’re through.



The Day After

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News

I want change too!  Euro leads a currency rally!  Factory Orders plunge!  Carry Trades back on the table! And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



Election Day!

Nov 4th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News

The winner is… Deflation!  Trading theme in place…  RBA cuts rates 75 BPS!  Manufacturing collapses! And Now… Today’s Pfennig!