Search results

Germany’s economy will grow by 3 per cent this year, according to a sharply upward revised Bundesbank forecast issued as investors pushed the cost of borrowing by its government towards fresh record lows. The economic recovery in Europe’s largest economy was increasingly generating its...

I thought Europe is on the brink of break up. The Euro is finished. House of cards. Unsustainable economic systems... :D

Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda repeated today that he’s “closely watching” currency markets, and Trade Minister Masayuki Naoshima said yesterday that the yen needs to drop about 6 percent to help exporters. Good to know...

Still holding 6050, 5950, 5850 puts. FDAX last print 6074.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - President Barack Obama on Thursday urged passage of a package of provisions including legislation that would set up a $30 billion fund that would help community banks offer loans to small businesses. "The jobs bill would eliminate taxes on key investments in small...

There’s a bluntness about this one that we kind of like. Barclays Capital’s AAA Investor note looks at the problems posed by the rally in long-term bonds (sub specie deflationitatis) on Thursday: These developments pose a problem to most yield-driven real money investors, such as...

More important than any any other information in the Bloomi article. Stanley´s wealth is approximately $2.8 billion. He will establish his own family office for "fun". He belongs into the traders hall of fame ! Hats off !

Seems, we are prepared for the next leg down in USD/JPY. Despite a lot of government talk nothing happened so far. Let´s see whether it will move again below 85.00.

From Citibank : Our rates strategists, Mark Schofield and Robert Crossley, believe that bond yields will rise. They believe the sustained global economic recovery, the historically low level of bond yields and gloomy fiscal outlook will all contribute to eventually drive yields higher. Their...

Call centre workers are becoming as cheap to hire in the US as they are in India, according to the head of the country’s largest business process outsourcing company. High unemployment levels have driven down wages for some low-skilled outsourcing services in some parts of the US...

"Former ambassador" John Bolton - tells you all about it that needs to be said...

Story is originally from www.zerohedge.com and in google translation here : http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dn.no%2Fforsiden%2FborsMarked%2Farticle1956354.ece Any comment from Timer Hill ?

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Japan's central bank believes the yen's recent rise doesn't pose an immediate threat to the economy, but it is ready to consider additional monetary steps should the currency surge or political pressure to act increase, people familiar with the situation said. The yen's...

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Spain sold 5.5 billion euros ($7.1 billion) of treasury bills, the maximum set for the auction, as higher demand lead to a drop in the country’s borrowing costs. Spain sold 4.34 billion euros of 12-month bills today at an average yield of 1.836 percent, compared with...

July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Spain sold 6 billion euros ($7.8 billion) of treasury bills, the maximum target for the auction, as increased demand pushed down the country’s borrowing costs. Spain sold 4.25 billion euros of 12-month bills today at an average yield of 2.221 percent, compared with...

Arghhhh. Missed this one for a couple of points. :(

CME Group, operator of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, has suffered a setback in its ability to maintain a virtual monopoly in trading of US futures contracts after regulators rebuffed its attempts to quash a challenge from a Wall Street-backed competitor. The Commodity Futures Trading...

:D Ever heard about the "Russian Bear" omen ? :D

So, how much do have bond holders to risk for a 6 % yield from this very moment on or with other words : what´s the risk / reward for them now that T Bond Futures are passing almost 134.00 ???:confused:

TOKYO (Nikkei)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday that the government may offer another round of stimulus measures in a bid to underpin the economy. On Monday, Kan instructed Minister of Economy and Fiscal Policy Satoshi Arai, Minister of Finance Yoshihiko Noda and Minister of Economy...