DB and Central Banks: Buyers of Last Resort
by Sparky1 It is my understanding that Deutsche Bank (DB) is too important a globally interconnected bank that poses such an acute systemic risk that TPTB will not let it … Read more
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Austria Sell 100-Year Bonds – But Who Are the Buyers?
by Martin Armstrong Austria was able to sell its second 100-year bond in history at just a yield of just over 1.00%. Some argue that capital has been forced to … Read more
Vancouver to Investigate Real Estate Buyers for Money Laundering
by Martin Armstrong Premier John Horgan of BC in Canada was joined by Finance Minister Carole James and Attorney General David Eby at a press conference in Victoria, BC, where … Read more
Venezuela Struggles To Find Buyers For Its Oil After U.S. Sanctions
By Tsvetana Paraskova Following the U.S. sanctions, Venezuela’s oil inventories have swelled to a five-year high, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing satellite data—a sign that Venezuelan oil buyers are fleeing … Read more
Lloyds Bank Resurrects 0%-Down Adjustable-Rate Mortgages for First-Time Buyers to Prop Up UK’s Housing Market
Desperate measures for desperate times? By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. As house prices in the UK continue to slip-slide downwards, compounding fears that the multi-year housing … Read more
30 year mortgage vs 15 year mortgage for young first time home buyers?
by klsklsk The best advice is to run the numbers and look at mortgage amortization calculator/tables. The difference in interest rate is really what will tip this one way or the … Read more
Dip Buyers Beware, the S&P 500 Bottoming Process Can Take Time
via Bloomberg: Convinced the stock rout is over? It has occasionally felt like it, on days like Friday, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared almost 750 points. Isolated examples … Read more
Weekly Mortgage Applications Down 5.8% as Buyers Display New Hesitation
via CNBC: Even with mortgage rates at the lowest level in three months, homebuyers are pulling away from the housing market. Mortgage application volume fell 5.8 percent last week from … Read more
Hong Kong tops global list for super-rich home buyers… Cities where $25M homes are standard
Super expensive Hong Kong tops the global list for super-rich home buyers The world’s super-rich collectively spent $6.6 billion in a recent 12-month period on homes worth $25 million or more, … Read more
House Flipping Hits 2-Year Low in Q3 as Investment Buyers Hit the Brakes
via MarketWatch: ‘Home flipping acts as a canary in the coal mine for a cooling housing market.’ While TV shows like “Fixer Upper” and “Flip or Flop” rule HGTV’s airwaves, … Read more
The Shrinking Pool of Buyers | Lynette Zang
Reluctant Preppers, Released on 11/15/18 You may have heard that the near-record stock market internals have turned ghastly, where most companies are lagging, leaving only a few standard-bearers to prop … Read more
The Biggest Buyers of American Stocks Are on the Sidelines Right Now: American companies are the largest source of demand for American stocks, and sharp tumbles have come when their buying slows.
American companies are the largest source of demand for American stocks, and sharp tumbles have come when their buying slows. There are plenty of potential catalysts for the stock market sell-off that … Read more
New loan programs target home buyers with just 3% down—or less
Article here Some of the more concerning ones: -Crowdsourcing CMG Financial, a lender based in San Ramon, California, has created Homefundme.com, where prospective home buyers can tap the collective pockets of … Read more
Who Are the ONLY Buyers Of U.S. Stocks in 2018? Single Buyer Keeping Market Afloat!
Do you think stock buybacks are responsible for most of the gains in 2018? How did we come this far? We’ve gone from a very low point in March 2009 … Read more
Foreign Buyers Made Me Do It: Canada Reflects Back on its Housing Bubble
A massive survey of recent homebuyers reveals all. By Stephen Punwasi, Better Dwelling: Have you ever woken up after a night of drinking, and only had a vague recollection of what … Read more
CNBC: A $523 monthly payment is the new standard for car buyers
This is sad to see as the “new standard.” The term of auto loans is increasing as well. A lot of loans today are originated on 72 or 84 month … Read more