Futures are off about 2% following yesterday’s FOMC announcement and press conference – the closest we’ll probably ever get to a mea culpa – which was accompanied by the usual algo nonsense. Suffice it to say, traders have come to their senses and markets are once again reflecting the likelihood of the Fed tightening into … continue reading →
You can’t make this stuff up. With May inflation at 8.1% across the euro zone, the Governing Council is leaving rates unchanged with an increase of 25 bps to be unleashed in July to “ensure that inflation stabilizes toward its 2% target over the medium term.” Sigh… Futures continue forming their triangle with a denouement … continue reading →
I first began focusing on DB in September 2016, when a consulting client asked me to opine as to whether the stock was circling the drain or represented a buying opportunity. In our original post [see: Deutsche Bank, Will it Survive?] I concluded that a huge falling channel dating back to 1997 made it a … continue reading →
Hint: it’s the same reason the “market” hasn’t corrected much at all for the past six weeks. And, no, there’s no free lunch involved. The day started with some tragic news out of Brussels. ISIS terrorists attacked innocent civilians at the airport and a metro station, killing dozens and wounding hundreds. Brussels is the de … continue reading →
Alice laughed: “There’s no use trying,” she said; “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures … continue reading →
Streaming live now on the ECB website. Press conference over. Introductory statement available here. Bottom line: no interest rate change, but ECB will continue LTRO and MRO through at least the end of 2012. Based on our regular economic and monetary analyses, we decided to keep the key ECB interest rates unchanged. While inflation rates … continue reading →