GLG News by Financial Advisors (US)

The financial system is experiencing a liquidity squeeze in the asset backed commercial paper and sub-prime mortgage markets. But credit is still available to credit worthy borrowers and no money market fund has broken the "buck." While some investors have withdrawn money from money market funds to...

A good deal of the current credit problem can be traced to the rapid expansion of off balance sheet conduits. Banks enjoy special privileges in our financial system. They can attract low cost FDIC insured deposits and have excess to the Discount Window to bail them out of trouble. For these privileges...

Bernake and other Fed officials continue to deliver the same consistent message, "This is not the Fed of the Greenspan put". Interest rates are not the problem. Rates are still low by historical standards and monetary policy continues to be expansionary. We are increasing in a global economy that is...

1.Disclosure by Banking Institutions pose a threat to both the domestic and International Marketplace - the continuous fall in Earnings and Stock Prices. 2. Banking clients do not have the luxury of having their asstes , such as securities and receivables , churned into cash to preserve banking...

1. In ability to create Financial Stability is in conflict with market confidence. 2. A recession fears will continue to grow, while the Federal Reserve is trying to control inflation. 3. Falling asset prices and restricted interest rate - credit conditions will have an adverse reaction  to savings...

1. The credit markets weaken and management is concerned about earnings. 2.Investors revolt and are very concerned about the nonconforming residential/commercial mortgage marketplace. 3.Capital One is, primarily, a credit card company and not a mortgage banker. 4.The Firm's inability to deal with...

1. Concerns of an entire Global Financial Market Place slowdown will, shortly, become a reality. 2.A Consequence:A lower or fewer slide in imports due to concerns related to the US credit problems may tend to hurt exporters in the Asian Market Place. 3.World wide concerns over economic problems caused...

1. A reduction in interest rates MAY threaten the macro - economic value -added to the country. 2. The outcome is likely to cause a major disruption in the Financial Market Place. 3.The central bank and/or governmental agencies are attempting to take control/aid the capitalist based economy. 4....

1. There are economic risks in the US  Financial Market place due to the housing market. 2. A large number of US Corporations have diverted their investments to Foriegn Operations. 3. A combination of a weaker dollar and this diversion of investments into foreign/international markets have extensive...

1. There is a current bias toward higher interest rates; that might have a dramatic affect of credit cards. Mortgage rates are at least fixed in the short term. 2.Correction in the home mortgage market will continue to be of concern , in particular to the reckless investor. 3.The banking community is...