There are continuous rumours and speculation that a Spanish bailout will be announced in the coming weeks. However there are a number of problems in this happening. Firstly the market is missing a big problem with this- there are no funds available for a bailout from the ESM. The ESM currently has €32bln in capital. […]
There hasn’t really been much to change in the last month — FIU
Looking through the haze of the headlines there hasn’t really been much to change in the last month. US Treasury yields are currently in a diminishing trading range with the last week seeing some yield curve flattening as the longer end of the curve saw declines in yields after the relatively strong demand seen in […]
Distortions are all over the markets again – shows so many in the market really lack the conviction of their statements — FIU
And the risk markets are always hoping for Central Banks to intervene and to bail them out. This continues to look like a pyramid scheme. The latest optimism comes today from a Chinese press report suggesting that the Chinese will cut the Reserve Requirement Ratio in the coming weeks, ahead of most analysts expectations. It […]
Monetary stimulus begun to fade — FIU
The reaction to the monetary “stimulus” provided by the FOMC and the BoJ over the past week has begun to fade and will continue to do so. And whilst some continue to say that the ECB has provided additional stimulus, I will point out that they haven’t bought a single bond of any country under […]
Well I have to admit I got that one wrong! — FIU
Well I have to admit I got that one wrong! Whilst I always knew that further QE would come, I didn’t think it was justified today. The Fed Chairman must be taking an even more negative view on the US economy that even me. The justification for additional monetary easing was never there from a […]
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