by FS FS Insider recently spoke with the Chris Whalen, Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC and editor of The Institutional Risk Analyst. Whalen discusses the big move in high yield spreads, tightening liquidity, and preparations for a credit bust (see Large Funds …
credit spreads blowing out again pic.twitter.com/cz97yAUrKb — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 7, 2018 https://twitter.com/TeddyVallee/status/1071082524418433027 pic.twitter.com/mpIa0ODpTV — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 7, 2018 remember: when stocks get ahead of credit – that is when stocks puke pic.twitter.com/hVM8mdhPyP — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 7, 2018 …
A Second Bear Market Leg Down?Position Risk-off. Global Liquidity crashing at fastest since 2008USD expected to strengthen 5-10% :may prove a headwind for EMact@liquidity.com for reports #risk off pic.twitter.com/Z8LpVLaAXg — CrossBorder Capital/ GLIndexes (@crossbordercap) November 19, 2018 “Since 2009, the …
BY JOHN MAULDIN Debt is a huge a drag on the economy. It’s especially true after it rises over the 80 to 90% of GDP level. US government debt is now 106% of GDP. And if you add state and local …
A lot of people protested when we showed this chart in May/June (black circle) Now almost 6 months later the correlation seems intact. 2019 doesn't look too good, unless we get a reversal of global central bank liquidity trends. pic.twitter.com/Bphugg2g9T …
$DXY hitting new 52 week high…can you hear it 👂…liquidity is leaving the system…😳 pic.twitter.com/cyRCLmWTEC — Edward Dowd (@DowdEdward) November 12, 2018 Chart: The fed funds rate is nearing the interest rate on excess reserves (IOER) – pic.twitter.com/UU7A1ooTCu — (((The …
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1055836502478020608 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1055625447629881344 tech splat pic.twitter.com/aKYFecfWiI — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) October 26, 2018 Protections on risky loans are close to their worst ever levels, says … MarketWatch–19 hours ago As debt cushions deteriorate, they are dragging down the ratings of debt instruments … meaning those investors …
ITM Trading, Released on 10/17/18 Link to Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/no-li…
via moneymaven: Not only do banks earn free money on excess reserves, they can borrow money and make guaranteed free money on that. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis discusses the Carry Trade in Liquidity. The IOER [interest on excess reserves] …
The repercussions of a lack of liquidity will be severe in all the markets. Why is that? Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasurys hedge their exposure to currency risk. That has a cost. Until this week, the return would cover the …
Via Zero Hedge, Authored by Mehul Daya and Neels Heyneke via Nedbank, The first half of 2018 was dominated by tighter global financial conditions amid the contraction in Global $-Liquidity, which resulted in the stronger US dollar weighing heavily on the performance of risks assets, …
via pentoport: Investors are experiencing huge moves in commodities, currencies, equities and in sovereign debt across the globe. And now the fall has arrived. Expect the volatility currently witnessed in markets to only surge. This is because global central banks have …
by Lance Roberts Last week, James Rickards posted an interesting article discussing the risk to the financial markets from the rise in passive indexing. To wit: “Free riding is one of the oldest problems in economics and in society in general. Simply …
In your opinion, will central banks continue their QUANTITATIVE TIGHTENING policy? If we understand the current function of central banks, we can analyze their actions and thereby determine future events. If they change course, so will the events. We have …
via confoundedinterest: Hong Kong, with a stressed housing market with staggeringly high prices, just saw a surge in interest rates. (Bloomberg) — The Hong Kong dollar’s surge reverberated across the city’s money market on Monday, with interbank rates climbing by the most …
by Adam Taggart Joe Saluzzi, co-founder of Themis Trading LLC, outspoken exchange expert, and author of the excellent exposé Broken Markets, returns to give us an update on the state of high frequence trading — otherwise known as HFT. In the …
In your opinion, are SHRINKING central bank balance sheets an issue? There is always another bubble. When one pops, the next one starts. This is a constant factor because of central bank policies. They have created this mess and will …
Global #Liquidity collapses again 10 years after #Lehman and the #GFC pic.twitter.com/FrWz6JvFiQ — CrossBorder Capital/ GLIndexes (@crossbordercap) September 13, 2018 Asian GLI out now : Asia Liquidity Index™ at 31.8 of range 0-100Asia Policy-makers accumulate defensive USD forexreservesUS dollar likely …
Global Debt Topped $247 Trillion in the First Quarter, IIF Says Global debt rose to a record $247 trillion in the first quarter, more than $29 trillion higher than the end of 2016, according to an analysis by the Institute …
Do you see the potential danger when the central banks control liquidity, and that we just look back in history and see that they keep drying up liquidity over and over? They keep doing it but I guess we shouldn’t …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The Fed’s QE Unwind – “balance sheet normalization,” as it calls this – is accelerating toward cruising speed. The first 12 months of the QE unwind, which started in October 2017, are the ramp-up period – …
#China #EmergingMarkets #Gold Chart fr. ZH. The Fed has been hammering Chinese banks, that have borrowed $2T short in the offshore interbank market & lent long domestically, with higher rates & now DX. $200B tariff list clear notice of less …
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1012787358457122824 That’s when they pay out more on deposits than they make on loans..so they stop lending. 📈 markets need liquidity 📉 #Fed hiking & destroying liquidity 📈#LIBOR up & 400T of loans & derivatives effected 📉yield curve inverting 📈 …
Central Banks will never get the blame for liquidity gaps in markets, as the QT turmoil will be shifted to Trump's TRADE WARS. It is such a perfect scapegoat for CBs pic.twitter.com/GKv3UlZOPG — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 26, 2018 Couldn't disagree …
via Financial Sense® Wealth Management Deutsche Bank credit default swaps (insurance against default risk) are moving back up today: Unicredit (Italian Bank) CDS moving back up after a 2-3 day respite while its stock price remains weak: Monte CDS moving back up: …
“Mum & dad are lending money to their kids so their kids can afford to pay the prices demanded by mum & dad & their friends. It’s like a giant Ponzi scheme but where the victims are your children.” By Don …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Jim Puplava thinks a liquidity crisis is on the horizon. I agree, adding that the problem is global. Please pay attention to Jim Puplava at Financial Sense. He says a Liquidity Crisis Looming. In total, …
by FS Listen to this podcast on our site by clicking here or subscribe on iTunes here. We’re likely to see two or three more rate hikes this year and the continuation of quantitative tightening, through which the Fed is on course to …
