All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Exchanges & Capital Markets

The  recent  subprime  crisis  has  brought  to the  fore  lacunae  in  capital  markets  at  their  current  stage  of  development. A  lot  is  being  said  in  different  forums ...

The glut should stimulate more usage through more efficient burning technology and export to oil importers at a attractive price driving demand up and supply stabilized.  Competitive export of ethanol would globalize the usage of ethanol from the US producers.  Our bread basket can be rej...

The forward demand curve for ethanol demand remains positively sloped. Projections for ethanol demand over the three to five year horizon are forecast approximately 70% or more. That said, however, for the near term many ethanol forty-niners expecting to hit the mother lode are winding up with nothing...

If we look at the Kazakh economy in a global context, it becomes clear that there is a danger of  overheating, a credit crunch, and  simultaneous inflation. the strength of that economy has led to a tremendous surge which shows no sign of abating.  But the ripples from the US subprime...

There just was, and to an extent still is, a global credit crisis, and financial system in Kazahkstan seems to have weathered it.

This is not a surprise.  London is far less regulated than New York, and firms are engaging in regulatory arbitrage by listing there rather than NYC.  The other phenomena is that the European economy is expanding faster than the US economy at this time.  I believe this translates into...

The FT article makes clear that those US legislators who blocked the attempt by Dubai to take over certain US Prt facilities may now be aiming to block the sale by Nasdaq of 20% of its equity to Borse Dubai. This is a serious potential protectionist move which must pose questions about the openness...

Tuesday's 50 bp shot won't solve the problem. Credibility is the issue. Recession will be the result. Government inflation statistics are way off the mark. Main street knows the difference. There will likely be more Fed Funds reductions, which will make it worse. Look out for more contagion, and impact...

Opus-5 is not a new concept, but a potentially lucrative one for its partners. A number of so called Alternative Trading Networks (ATNs) have been set up in the past to address the need for more liquidity in other capital markets. Although Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns have set up similar networks...

HOW low can the dollar go? The short answer is that nobody knows but expert opinion generally agrees the greenback still has some way to fall, if only because of the outlook for America. "Currency investors continue to fear the implications of a worldwide credit squeeze on the US economy," dollar guru...