Posted by Jeflin on December 11, 2008
This fancy for Treasury bills is no longer a flight to quality. It is an exodus away from all asset classes, followed by a musical chairs version of quality.
If investors were to regain their risk appetite and start buying riskier assets in the U.S. such as stocks, corporate bonds, and real estate, then the effect (decline in face value and the US dollar) could be spectacular.
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Posted by Jeflin on October 24, 2008
Stock markets are now entering a period of painful decline as countries around the world face up to the prospect of recession. While interbank lending has eased tentatively as central banks’ measures to inject cash loans to banks unblocked the credit crunch, investors have little time to absorb the good news.
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Posted by Jeflin on September 11, 2008
On Monday, we had a fantastic stock market rally after the US Treasury engineered a takeover of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Regardless of it being the costliest bailout in US financial history, investors’ confidence were restored… for a while.
Suckers, er, investors rushed into the stock market again, picking up oversold stocks as they anticipated a sustained rally, like what happened in March this year, when the US government arranged the Bear Stearns bailout. Read the full article here.
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Posted by Jeflin on August 31, 2008
Wall Street suffered a bloody nose on Friday but investors can seek solace that US assets are looking attractive.
Certain events confirmed that hot funds are plumping for US assets and some momentum trading is underway. In a volatile investment climate, the most dangerous place may actually turn out to be the safest.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 22, 2008
This is the car – 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, which General Motors is unveiling as part of its revamp to capture
an increasing segment of car buyers who favor fuel-efficient models. No more gas guzzling SUVs and trucks.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 18, 2008
How long has it been since Wall Street posted consecutive gains? For nearly two weeks, we have seen a rebound only to be followed by more losses the following day.
Well, Wall Street broke out of their trance (posting more than 200 points gains in two sessions) but regional stock markets were still mixed in reaction.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 7, 2008
The ST Index closed Monday at 2934.12 after a slight rebound of 41.58 points. Regional markets performed strongly as well. But don’t get all excited just yet. A recovery depends very much on what surprises Wall Street have in store for us.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 6, 2008
With inflation spiraling out of control, purchasing gold for your portfolio sounds like a no-brainer but sometimes when investments become too simple, a lot of people hesitate to act.
Major indexes experienced double-digit declines and investors took flight, this is the story of US stock market in the first half of 2008.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 2, 2008
Inflation of money supply is responsible for speculative bubbles. Consider this scenario.
A farmer owns a piece of land, working hard day by day, and he has money (say $50,000), deposited in the bank. Assuming the bank’s reserves …
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Posted by Jeflin on June 27, 2008
The ST Index closed today at 2955.91, down by 25.04 points. Gainers/losers stand at 173/409 while 1.077 billion shares were traded.
No surprise for the red ink given that Dow Jones tumbled 358 points to close at 11,453.42 (its lowest finish since Sept. 11, 2006) due to record high oil prices and fresh troubles brewing in the financial, high-tech and automotive industries. S&P 500 slided 38.82 (about 3%) to 1,283.15 and Nasdaq composite fell 3.3% to 2,321.37.
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