Analysis of:
Gold Gains as Euro Rebounds Versus Dollar; Silver Is Steady (www.bloomberg.com)
The article implies gold's recent price action qualifies it as an alternative investment. However, short-term observations of price action and the relationship of the price of gold and the dollar are not convincing enough to cause one to invest in gold. Trade gold, perhaps, but not invest....
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Banks delay sale of First Data loan (www.ft.com)
1. A hugh loan package Of over 16bn is EXPECTED to be sold to Investors. 2.Highly-leveraged Finanacial activity is exceptionally difficult with the marketplace in complete turmoil. 3.Covenants, Conditions and Concessions for the transaction appear to be unlikely. 3.Higher Interests rates and payments...
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"Conduits" in need of a fix (online.wsj.com)
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...
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Bernanke offers no signal on rate cut (www.ft.com)
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...
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Capital One to Close Its GreenPoint Unit (online.wsj.com)
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...
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Fed Cuts Discount Rate to 5.75% to Ease Credit Crunch (www.bloomberg.com)
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...
Analysis of:
Fed Cuts Discount Rate to 5.75% to Ease Credit Crunch (www.bloomberg.com)
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....
Analysis of:
So Far, U.S. Housing Woes Only Singe Asia (www.businessweek.com)
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...
Analysis of:
The Debt-Ometers: How to Read the Sub-prime and Other Consumer-Loan Dials (online.wsj.com)
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...
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Bye-bye easy LBOs, says bond guru Bill Gross (www.financialweek.com)
1. The D/E ratio for both financial institutions and individuals is the highest in at least a century. 2. The subprime market is not a grounding entity for support of debt! 3. The combination of the housing market and fluctuations in interest rates without leadership will have a monumental...