Frontrunning: May 1
Two-Thirds of Insurance Exchange Enrollees Paid Premiums (WSJ)Panic: Criminal Charges Against Banks Risk Sparking Crisis (BBG)Did the junk bubble pop: Junk Loans Pulled as Investors Say No After Fed...
View ArticleFrontrunning: June 18
Levin Hearing Ups Volume in High-Frequency Call to Action (BBG)Ukrainian President Fires Central Bank Chief (BBG)Argentina Plans Debt Swap (WSJ)Fed Decision Day Guide From Dot Plots To Exit Strategy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China’s Largest Gold Company Seeks To Become Kingmaker In Gold Market
DAILY PRICE Gold added to overnight gains this morning as the dollar weakened after the U.S. Federal Reserve confirmed ultra loose monetary policies are set to continue despite inflation pressures...
View ArticleFrontrunning: July 3
Obama Decries Big Bonuses at Bank Trading Desks as Risky (BBG)India central bank seeks to swap gold to improve reserves quality (Reuters)There goes Q3 GDP: Arthur Strengthens to Become First Atlantic...
View ArticleFrontrunning: July 9
Xi Says China Conflict With U.S. Would Be Disaster (BBG)Short selling drops to lowest level since Lehman (FT)Scoping the new subprime as watchdogs cry 'bubble' (Reuters)Carlos Slim to break up América...
View ArticleFrontrunning: July 17
Bubble Paranoia Setting in as S&P 500 Surge Stirs Angst (BBG)But how will math PhDs determine "fair value" - Wall Street Techs Take Secrets to Next Job at Their Peril (BBG)U.S., EU Escalate Russia...
View ArticleFrontrunning: July 31
Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near Ukraine crash site (Reuters)On Hold: Merkel Gives Putin a Blunt Message (WSJ)Argentina’s Default Clock Runs Out as Debt Talks Collapse...
View ArticleFrontrunning: August 7
Russia bans all U.S. food, EU fruit and vegetables in sanctions response (Reuters)Snowden receives three-year Russian residence permit (Reuters)Headline of the day: Europe's Recovery Menaced by Putin...
View ArticleFrontrunning: August 15
Barack Obama's 'vacation from hell' (Politico)Russian aid convoy checked; military vehicles mass near Ukraine (Reuters)Ukraine Says APCs Entered From Russia to Aid Insurgents (BBG)Islamic State Said to...
View ArticleFrontrunning: August 27
Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base (Reuters)Buffett Burger King Funds Flip Obama’s Inversion Calculus (BBG)Equities Reach Record $66 Trillion as S&P 500 Hits 2,000...
View ArticleFrontrunning: September 15
Snow is coming: OECD Cuts Economic Growth Forecasts (WSJ)World waits for white smoke from U.S. Fed (Reuters) - Understandable error: they meant "green"Scots Breakaway at 45% Odds as Economists Warn of...
View ArticleFrontrunning: September 25
Apple CEO Cook Goes From Record Sales to IPhone Stumbles (BBG)Deal With Saudis Paved Way for Syrian Airstrikes (WSJ)Drone delivery: DHL 'parcelcopter' flies to German isle (Reuters)Tory Burch Hires...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 2
As we warned in May 2013... Gross Exposes $42 Trillion Bond Market’s Key Flaw in Exit (BBG).... hint: no liquidityWTI Crude Slips Below $90 for First Time in 17 Months (BBG)Traders Thank Fed for...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 30
"Soaring consumer confidence" - How the Economy Is Stoking Voter Anger at Incumbent Governors (WSJ)Euro zone deflation worries shield German Bunds from upbeat Fed (Reuters)Greece’s Euro Dilemma Is Back...
View ArticleFrontrunning: November 3
To salvage his presidency, Obama faces pressure to reboot - but will he? (Reuters)Pro-Russian separatist Zakharchenko wins Ukraine rebel vote (Reuters)Russia's Recognition of Ukrainian Separatist...
View ArticleFrontrunning: November 4
Republicans expect gains, but many races close on election day (Reuters)Ahead of tough election, White House blames dismay with Washington (Reuters)On Election Day, a Tale of the Young and the Old...
View ArticleFrontrunning: November 7
The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare (Matt Taibbi)Explains the midterm results: Optimism precedes job data (Reuters)EU Dream Ebbs Amid Weak Growth, Putin's Jets, 25 Years After...
View ArticleFrontrunning: November 19
Yellen Inherits Greenspan’s Conundrum as Long Rates Sink (BBG)West African Mining Projects Take Hit From Ebola Crisis (WSJ)Saudi oil policy uncertainty unleashes the conspiracy theorists...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 in the Rear-View Mirror
By: Chris at www.CapitalistExploits.atEach year we have made a habit of taking a look back at what we've prognosticated "may" occur during the year and holding the mirror up. Given that we're at year...
View ArticleFrontrunning: January 8
French policewoman killed in shoot-out, hunt deepens for militant killers (Reuters)The Bold Charlie Hebdo Covers the Satirical Magazine Was Not Afraid to Run (BBG)Could Lower 10-Year Yields Spark A...
View Article