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Deutsche’s latest writedown… CDOs? Or rather seedy hos. It appears that Deutsche’s senior staff have been having rather too much fun in order to alleviate the credit crunch blues… Germany’s biggest bank today banned staff from visiting brothels on expenses and putting hotel TV...

LOL :D :D :D

As long as Germany is exporting goods for over 720 bn EUR a year, no problem to pay off toxic waste from the U.S. by boosting German taxes.... :D :D :D

Sorry, unfortunately only in German language : http://www.handelsblatt.com/News/Unternehmen/Banken-Versicherungen/_pv/_p/200039/_t/ft/_b/1420398/default.aspx/private-banken-stuetzen-duesseldorfer-hyp.html

Bill at VIX and More has a more intelligent analysis of the low VIX than that which we heard on TV. * Focus on the relative values of the VIX (i.e., with respect to a recent trading range) instead of absolute values * Consider the cash VIX in the context of expectations for...

Just to recall people what dynamic hedging means : http://finance.wharton.upenn.edu/~b.../mma/MiER71.pdf Dynamic Hedging Strategies In this article, the authors use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to simulate hedging strategies for portfolios of derivatives and other assets...

An emerging property problem, with uncertain impact, muddied by poor disclosure. Everyone is in a tizz about the UK commercial property market, where values have been falling far more steeply than have house prices. Rating agency Fitch has pointed out that as much as a tenth of UK CMBS could...

Toyota Motor Corp.'s operating profit may decline about 20 percent this fiscal year because of slowing U.S. sales and a stronger yen, the Nikkei newspaper reported. Japan's biggest automaker may have operating profit of 1.7 trillion yen ($16.7 billion) to 1.8 trillion yen on little- changed...

Rally started way too early....It´s April, not July ! :eek:

Two questions, nazz : 1) It ought to be a calm week ? 2) Was todays action the precursor of April window dressing ?

Sorry, it´s easier to copy and past....:) :D :p

"Brass balls" Meredith ? Ha, ha, ha....Analysts come and go...she had her "superstar minutes"....remains to be seen whether she will keep up with "quality research".... Regarding bank related research : Please see attached our latest Strategy Matters and Options Research on the banks...

Nazz, what do you think about this chart ? :)

Nazz, I am missing some volatility in the last couple of days....VIX much too lazy....can you offer me a little bit more adrenalin markets? :p

ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, plans to boost prices on some contracted steel shipments in the U.S. by $250 a ton to recoup surging costs for energy and iron ore. The surcharge will be added to all orders of flat-rolled steel for shipment May 5 and later, according to an April...

Merrill Lynch will report $6bn-$8bn in new write-downs on Thursday and is now readying a cost-saving plan that includes job cuts of 10%-15% in some moribund business areas such as bond finance, reports the WSJ, citing a person familiar with the matter. The move would bring Merrill’s total...

Time, that GS learns a lesson....everybody is pi..ed off abou their "lucky hand" in recent weeks an month and now they think they are the kings of Wall Street....

It needs brass balls to talk about "prolonged economic downturn" in an election year....:D :D :D

U.S. home builders remain discouraged about their industry, but attitudes didn't worsen in April, according to the monthly sentiment index released Tuesday by their trade group. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index remained at 20 in April, matching analysts'...