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How Important Are Hedge Funds In A Crisis?
Friday, April 18, 2014 8:58 AM EDT
Before the 2007–09 crisis, standard risk measurement methods substantially underestimated the threat to the financial system. A new method that more accurately accounts for these spillover effects suggests that hedge funds may have been central in generating systemic risk during the crisis.
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Sixty Four Percent Of The World's Extremely Poor Live In Just 5 Countries
Thursday, April 17, 2014 7:00 PM EDT
The World Bank released a report on global poverty on April 10, which contains some interesting data. Astonishingly, according to the report, 64% of the world’s extremely poor population lives in just 5 countries, namely India, China, Nigeria, Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Market Commentary: Last Minute Sell-Off Brings Averages Down Off Session Highs
Thursday, April 17, 2014 6:46 PM EDT
Markets closed with the DOW in the red and everything else in the green. The NASDAQ did relatively well closing up +0.20%. There was a moderately heavy, but brisk sell-off towards the closing and was the reason the DOW closed in the red.
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Market Commentary: Markets Open Flat, Down And Directionless
Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:22 AM EDT
Premarkets were off fractionally this morning after a relatively heavy dumping after the markets closed last night. Reporting financial news was OK and in the green, but Goldman Sachs (GS), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG, Honeywell International (HON), General Electric (GE) and E. I. du Pont de Nemours (DuPont) (DD) reported disappointing quarterly reports.
In this article: CMG, DD, GE, GS, HON, GLD, SPY, VIX
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Liquidity Policies And Systemic Risk
Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:15 AM EDT
One of the most innovative and potentially far-reaching consequences of regulatory reform since the financial crisis has been the development of liquidity regulations for the banking system.
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The Gold Market’s Big First Quarter Surprise
Thursday, April 17, 2014 7:26 AM EDT
Recently I visited the breathtaking city of Hong Kong to speak at the seventh-annual Mines and Money conference, Asia-Pacific's premier event for mining investment deal-making and capital-raising.
In this article: AUY, IVN, SCHW, OSKFF, GLD
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A Statistical Analysis Of The S&P 500 Q1 Returns
Thursday, April 17, 2014 3:52 AM EDT
We took the quarterly and annual returns of the S&P 500 price index from 1952-2013 and ran a correlation matrix between Q1 returns and the returns for the rest of the year.
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Where Do Old People Get Their Income?
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 4:04 PM EDT
What do you know about the age group 65+?
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Market Commentary: SP500 Opens Above 1847 Resistance, But Is Trending Down
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:38 AM EDT
Premarkets were up +0.60% this morning in light of 'not-so-good' financial reporting. The markets opened at the same level and slowly began to melt off the opening high with falling volume to match.
In this article: GLD, SPY, VIX
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The Liquidity Stress Ratio: Measuring Liquidity Mismatch On Banks’ Balance Sheets
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 8:56 AM EDT
Liquidity transformation—funding longer-term assets with short-term liabilities—is one of the main functions that banks provide. However, this liquidity mismatch exposes banks to liquidity risk.
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Why Buying Dips Isn't Always Recommended
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 7:51 AM EDT
Yesterday a fresh wave of selling hit the markets. This did not surprise us. We are overwhelmingly short this market.
In this article: GS, JPM, MA, V, 3968.HK, ILMN, ELNK, SHLD, JJOFF, VIX
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China At Cross Road: What Can Be Learned From Previous Successful Examples
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 5:04 AM EDT
As the global economy has come into the sixth year after the 2008 crisis, the US and other advanced economies are gradually gaining more momentum to more balanced and normal (of a sorts) status.
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March 2014 CPI Inflation Grows Moderately
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 1:42 PM EDT
The March 2014 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate grew moderately fueled by food, natural gas and electricity prices.
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Stratfor: Berlin Fears A High Court Ruling Could Threaten The European Union
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 11:39 AM EDT
The Greek economy ended its four-year exile from international markets last week with a triumphant 3 billion euro (about $4.1 billion) bond sale.
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Fed Chair Yellen Believes There Might Be Room For Stronger Capital And Liquidity Standards
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 10:45 AM EDT
Federal Reserve staff are actively considering additional measures that could address these and other residual risks in the short-term wholesale funding markets.
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Brokerage Firm Executives In Kickback Scheme To Secure Business Of Venezuelan Bank
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 9:09 AM EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced another round of charges in its ongoing case against several individuals involved in a massive kickback scheme to secure the bond trading business of a state-owned Venezuelan bank.
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