Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
US Regulators Mandate Next Stage Of Textbook Financial Repression / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Dan_Amerman
With comparatively little fanfare, Fidelity Investments has announced that 100% of their $115 billion Cash Reserves fund, the world's largest money fund, will be invested in US government debt by December 1st of 2015. It is expected that many other money fund companies will also change their policies and invest only in US government and agency securities, because of a change in regulations that will occur in 2016.
Since 2010 the US government has been implementing a textbook example of Financial Repression, when it comes to using private savings to control and even effectively pay down the size of the national debt. Far from slowing down or ending this process, these new policies will expand by many millions the number of people who will effectively be forced to fund the purchase of government debt at artificially low interest rates.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
How Investors Can Navigate an Economy Weighed Down by Government Meddling and Cronyism / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Doug_Horning
Doug Hornig, Casey Research writes: If you wanted to sum up the just-concluded Casey Research/Sprott Inc. Summit titled Navigating the Politicized Economy, you could say "The situation is hopeless but not serious."
More than 20 speakers – many of them world-renowned financial experts and best-selling authors – gathered in Carlsbad, CA, from September 7 to 9 to ascertain exactly how hopeless, and what investors can do to protect themselves.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Bypassing Government Roadblocks to Your Personal Prosperity / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: David_Galland
David Galland, Casey Research writes: Recently I helped out with some delivery chores. As I drove about, I discovered that one of the roads I would normally use was closed by roadblocks. It was, I imagine, due to road repair work. I had to reverse course and take a substantial detour.
I wondered why the road crew hadn't put up a sign indicating the road was closed back at the main intersection, but I shrugged and muttered something like "Typical government operation."
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
What Does Germany’s Short Selling Credit-Default-Swap Ban Mean for You? / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: Germany did something on Tuesday that I've been hoping would happen for three years: It outlawed naked short-selling and speculation on European government bonds with naked credit default swaps.
The financial institutions that have been profiting from this type of speculation immediately went on the offensive.
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Has The World Had Enough Of Governments?......Market Has!.... / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Jack_Steiman
When Governments start to intervene on everything maybe it's time for them to stop. Maybe the stock market is sending a message that it has had enough of their constant interference. The Government is trying to make the world pay for others discretions. How many more taxes can they create so we can pay for their bail outs for those who deserve to fail? How many innocent people have to lose their jobs because the Government puts undue tax burdens on corporate America and corporations around the world that will force these corporations to fire employees? At what point does the pot runeth over and we have more than we asked for? Will there be blood on the streets? Riots such as those that we saw in Greece right here in our back yards!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
"Bad Bank" Does Not Trump "Bad" Stocks Bear Market / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Chris_Ciovacco
A "bad bank" does have some positive elements and in the long run could help both the economy and the financial markets. This morning's futures tell me people are focusing on the positives many of which are significant and real. However, when managing risk, especially in a bear market, it pays to play devil's advocate. For investors rushing to buy SPY (S&P 500 ETF), DIA (Dow 30), QQQQ (NASDAQ), or XLF (Financials), it may pay to temper your enthusiasm a little. Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, October 24, 2008
Government Intervention Changes the Rules of Stock Market Investing / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Hans_Wagner
The government is stepping in to rescue Wall Street and Main Street. This money comes with many strings attached that stem from good intentions. We will get further "help" from the government when a new administration takes over, even if we do not want it. Therefore, investors need to prepare themselves for all this help and the unintended consequences. Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Paulson's Market Manipulation Bailout Will Fail Because.. / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Robert_McHugh_PhD
As a trader, I stopped getting disgusted at government manipulation of markets several years ago, didn't pretend it wasn't happening, just tried to find when it was coming. I decided to develop an indicator that would tell me when the probability was extremely high that the Master Planners would intervene. That approach has served us well, and that indicator is known as the Plunge Protection Team (PPT) Indicator. It flashed a new “buy” signal Monday, September 15 th at the close, rising above positive + 20.00, warning that the decline from August 11th was terminal. The Industrials have risen 565 points since that buy signal. When this measure rises above positive + 20.00, it is usually early, but very right, an early warning indicator telling us to enjoy the decline for a few more trading days but get ready for a spike rally. Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, September 19, 2008
Paulson Commits Trillions of Tax Payer Dollars to the Mother of All Bailouts / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Peter_Schiff
Just three days ago, after looking at the prospect of bailing a string of distressed financial institution in the country, the government seemingly drew a line in the sand, and refused to bail out Lehman Brothers. The authorities clearly saw Lehman’s demise as a trial balloon to see how the markets would react if the government stayed on the sidelines. That trial balloon quickly turned into the Hindenburg. Immediately reversing course, the Government has decided to go “all in” and bail out every institution with financial exposure to U.S. mortgages. Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, September 19, 2008
Financial Armageddon Postponed- Fed Intervenes In Money Markets / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Mike_Shedlock
The Fed has announced new liquidity measures this morning governing non-recourse funding of asset backed commercial paper and plans to purchase short-term debt obligations issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks. Here is the Fed Press Release On Liquidity Measures .
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Friday, September 19, 2008
Financial Insanity: SEC Plans to Temporarily Ban Short-Selling / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Mike_Shedlock
Every time I think the height of insanity has been reached I have been proven wrong. My new official statement is: "There is no upward limit on insane actions by Congress, the SEC, the president, or for that matter anyone else." Already I need to amend a post I wrote moments ago: Stock Market Cheers Fiscal Insanity .
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Paulson Seeks Resolution Trust Corporation "Solution" / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Mike_Shedlock
When you have done as much damage to taxpayers and the economy as Paulson has, one just might expect for him to go into hiding until the next administration fires him.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Britain Bans Short-Selling Citing 'Extreme' Market Climate / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Mike_Shedlock
See Addendum: Ban is on Financials OnlyMarketWatch is reporting Britain bans short-selling, citing 'extreme' market climate .
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Britain's Financial Services Authority on Thursday announced the unprecedented move of banning short-selling and forbidding any increase in new positions. Also, disclosure will be required on all positions of more than 0.25% of a stock. The ban is due to remain in force until Jan. 16, but it will be reviewed in 30 days.
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
UK FSA Bans Hedge Fund Short Selling After Attack on HBOS / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The FSA in a statement issued a short while ago effectively bans hedge fund short-selling as of midnight tonight of financial stocks. This follows just 24 hours from my analysis (
Hedge Funds Crash Halifax, HBOS Rescued by Lloyds TSB) that in the wake of the HBOS collapse recommended UK government take immediate action to regulate short selling of financial institutions so as to allow the distressed banks time to negotiate with possible merger partners than to be forced into shot-gun weddings or worse as a consequence of relentless hedge fund short-selling that results in market panic actions that acts as a force of great instability for the whole of Britain's financial system. Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Bailouts Killing Free Market Capitalism / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Money_and_Markets
Back on August 1, I asked the question: "When is enough, enough?" I wrote:
It seems like every week we get another borrower bailout initiative.
Or another multi-billion dollar package of legislation.
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Monday, September 08, 2008
Paulson Bailout of Freddie, Fannie and PIMCO Translated / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Mike_Shedlock
Financial Institutions Must Be Allowed To Fail Paulson: "Homeowners should not anticipate a government bail-out. Banks should not expect to be bailed-out by government, despite intervention by the Federal Reserve in the near-collapse of Bear Stearns in March."
Translation: Critical banks and GSEs must not be allowed to fail.
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Sunday, September 07, 2008
Government Manipulation Vs Market Forces / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Money_and_Markets
Jack Crooks writes: In America, times like these don't come around often. Usually, Americans are blessed with economic prosperity. Enduring periods of stagnant or shrinking economic growth are exceptions to the rule.
There's a big reason we've been so fortunate ... something often referred to as the market process. Contrary to what the current Federal Reserve or U.S. Treasury might have you believe, it is this naturally occurring progression that keeps the markets functioning the way they ought to function — free of interference.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Fed's History of Bailout a Falling Stock Market / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Captain_Hook
Talk of failures and bank holidays is becoming increasing wide spread as each day passes, with good reason . Combine this with the fact it appears both price managers and the market itself are out of touch about the possibilities, and this increases potential for a ‘self-fulfilling prophecy' in this respect. In terms of being out of touch, and much like the situation prior to the stock market crash that commenced in 1929, money supply growth rates are presently insufficient to stimulate growth in the larger economy because price managers are still dealing with the effects of previous accelerations in inflation .
Thursday, July 31, 2008
America's Lurch Away From Free Market Capitalism / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Kurt_Kasun
The cover of this week's The Economist magazine reads "Unhappy America". To the authors' credit the article goes beyond the typical Bush-bashing and identifies several factors at play. They were treading down the right path when they observe that "Lax monetary policy allowed Americans to build up debts and fuelled a housing bubble that had to burst eventually." But rather than going into further detail in addressing the subject of easy money, the chief culprit of the financial mess we will be in for years, the authors turn their sights on the need for education, healthcare, and other reforms. The authors exercised relative restraint in assessing America's lurch away from free-market capitalism in the wake of the housing market bailout, the Fannie (NYSE: FNM ) and Freddie (NYSE: FRE ) backstop, the special protected status 17 financial companies are receiving against naked short sales, etc. Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair Is Out Of Control / Stock-Markets / Government Intervention
By: Mike_Shedlock
In a sad twist of irony Shelia Bair is accusing blogs of being "out of control".
Sadder still is the fact that San Francisco Business Times writer Mark Calvey agrees. Please consider the incredibly inane article FDIC learns it ignores bloggers at its peril .
The federal agency insuring bank deposits learned that it can't afford to ignore the blogs following its seizure this month of IndyMac Bank, the largest bank failure since the 1980s.