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Authored by Christopher Whalen via TheInstitutionalRiskAnalyst.com, As we head into Q4 2019 earnings this week, US financials have never been so expensive and risk indicators have never been so skewed. … Read more
BOOM. The investment-grade corporate bond market has grown more than any other credit market since 2006 – driven in part by ratings migration, M&A, and dividend payouts. Chart via JPM: … Read more
Authored by Alasdair Macleod via The Mises Institute, Boris and the Conservatives won the General Election with a very good majority. In truth, opposition parties stood little chance of success … Read more
via wallstreetonparade Margot Robbie in the Movie, “The Big Short,” Which Focused on How Derivatives Blew Up Wall Street in 2008 By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: January 3, 2020 ~ … Read more
by Shaun Richards 2020 has only just begun to borrow a phrase from The Carpenters but already the pace has picked up. Should the oil price remain above US $68 … Read more
This time, a new thingy, “Commercial-Real-Estate CLOs.” But investors don’t care because they’re too busy chasing yield. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. There is a fairly new and popular creature in the … Read more
from Zero Hedge As Millennials rage against older generations of Americans, they appear to have forgotten one thing: their own deplorable credit score, or as Experian notes, “what many people might … Read more
Wall St. For Main St., Released on 12/24/19 Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St welcomed back returning guest, with other 25 years experience in the hedge fund industry, … Read more
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan The rampant consumerism in our society is what many say is driving the economy right now. But according to data points, many consumers are running out of available … Read more
via deflation: Credit card companies are taking steps to protect themselves against the next financial downturn. The November Elliott Wave Financial Forecast showed this chart and noted: This chart shows that the spread … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Americans are projected to fall seriously behind on their credit card bills at the highest rate in a decade as banks push a record number of people to … Read more
Videos in links Washington — House Democrats announced Monday they have reached a deal with the White House on the trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, bringing President Trump closer to … Read more
by FS As discussed with Macro Watch’s Richard Duncan on our podcast this week (see The Most Extraordinary Monetary Policy U-Turn In History), credit growth has moved sharply higher following the … Read more
A new bill introduced by a VA Democrat wants banks and credit card companies to track gun and ammo sales.
Authored by Pater Tenebrarum via Acting-Man.com, Credit Market Bifurcation By all accounts, credit markets remain on fire. 2019 is already a record year for corporate bond issuance, beating the previous record … Read more
